Piara Khabra

Politician

1921 – 2007

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Who was Piara Khabra?

Piara Singh Khabra was a British politician who served as the Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall from 1992 until his death. He was the fifth Asian, and the first Sikh, to become a British MP. From the retirement of Sir Edward Heath in 2001 until his death, Khabra was the oldest MP sitting in the House of Commons, and at the end of his career was the only sitting MP to have served in the British Commonwealth's forces during the Second World War.

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Born
Nov 20, 1921
Punjab, India
Spouses
Religion
  • Sikhism
  • Sikh
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Education
  • Panjab University, Chandigarh
Died
Jun 19, 2007
Hammersmith Hospital

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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