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Surjit Singh Majithia (1912-1995) was an Indian politician, diplomat and air force officer. He was elected to the
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, the lower house of the
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from the Tarn Taran constituency of
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as a member of the
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.


Biography

Majithia was born into the prominent Sher-Gill Jatt Sikh landholding Majithia family. His father was
Sundar Singh Majithia Sardar Bahadur Sir Sundar Singh Majithia (17 February 1872 – 2 April 1941) was a Punjabi landowner and politician. Biography He was born to an aristocratic Sher-Gill Jat Sikh family, the son of Raja Surat Singh of Majitha. He was ed ...
who served in the Punjab government. Majithia was commissioned a
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in the flying branch of the Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve on 8 November 1939, two months after the start of the Second World War. He rose to command a fighter squadron until he left the Air Force in 1944 to pursue a political career. From 1945 to 1947, he was member of
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, served on the Defence Consultative Committee and was principal of Khalsa College, Amritsar. After independence in 1947, he was promoted to honorary wing commander in the (Royal) Indian Air Force and appointed ambassador to the neighbouring country of
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, where he remained until 1949. He served as the President of
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, All India Tennis Association, Yachting Association of India and
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; Vice-president of National Rifle Association of India.


See also

* Majithia Sirdars


References


External links


Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Majithia, Surjit Singh 1912 births 1995 deaths Lok Sabha members from Punjab, India India MPs 1952–1957 India MPs 1957–1962 India MPs 1962–1967 Indian Air Force officers Ambassadors of India to Nepal Union deputy ministers of India Indian cricket administrators Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India People from Tarn Taran district Punjabi Sikhs Indian military personnel of World War II Military personnel from Punjab, India Indian National Congress politicians from Punjab, India Majithia family People from Punjab Province (British India)