Harry B. Sohal (December 10, 1946 – November 15, 1994) was an Indian-born provincial level politician from

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, Canada. After immigrating to Canada in 1971, Sohal earned an MA and then a PhD in history from the

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in 1979. He worked as a consultant and small businessman before entering public life.

Political career

Sohal was elected to the

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in the

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. He won the Calgary McCall electoral district holding it for the Progressive Conservatives. Sohal died a year into his first term in office on November 15, 1994, as a result of a heart attack while jogging.Heart attack kills Calgary politician:

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Anthony Johnson, Herald legislature bureau. Calgary Herald algary, Alta17 Nov 1994: A3.

References

1946 births 1994 deaths Businesspeople from Calgary Canadian people of Indian descent Politicians from Calgary Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub