Daljit Singh Shergill
Daljit Singh Shergill (Punjabi: ਦਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ, died 6 October 2014), known as Shergill Sahib, was a Sikh leader from Punjab, India, who was president of the first gurdwara in the UK.[1] He immigrated to the West Midlands in the early 1960s.[2] He became president of Smethwick Gurdwara in 1984.[3][4]
He died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on 6 October 2014, age 70.[2]
His daughter Preet Gill later became Britain's first female Sikh MP, and as of 2020 serves as the shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
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- ^ Jeffries, Stuart (15 October 2014). "Britain's most racist election: the story of Smethwick, 50 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Prominent Sikh Gurdwara leader passes away". Punjab 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Dhaliwal, Jaskirt Kaur (21 April 2009). "An interview with Daljit Singh Shergill". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "#RIP: Renowned British Sikh activist Daljit Singh Shergill passes away". UK Asian. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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- 2014 deaths
- English Sikhs
- Indian emigrants to the United Kingdom
- People from Birmingham, West Midlands
- People from Punjab, India