Sekhon

Sekhon (Punjabi-ਸੇਖੋਂ) is a Jatt clan in the Punjab region of India and Pakistan.

Notable people with the surname Sekhon

Military Services

Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1945 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military decoration, in recognition of his lone defence of Srinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be so honoured.

Literature

Sant Singh Sekhon, Punjabi writer migrated from Undivided India (Pakistan region) to India in 1947

Sports

Hs sekhon, Indian cricket umpire

Community

Charan Kanwal Singh Sekhon, First Sikh to receive 'British Asian Pride of Britain Award' at the House of Commons, London for his community and charity work in the UK.

Politics

Janmeja Singh Sekhon, Cabinet minister of Punjab for a term of 10 years

Further reading

Sher Singh Sher (1965). The Sansis of Punjab.

References

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