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| name = Jasdeep Singh<br />
| image = JSG HAZUR WC-release-(2400x3000-pixels).jpg<br />
| caption = Jasdeep Singh<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|03|15|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]]<br />
| education = [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] (B.Tech, M.Tech)<br/>[[University of Cambridge]] (PhD)<br/>[[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (M.S.)<br />
| known_for = Patron of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]<br />
| title = Patron and Sant Satguru Designate<br />
| other_names = Hazur<br />
| predecessor = [[Gurinder Singh]]<br />
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'''Jasdeep Singh Gill''' (born 15 March 1979), also known as '''Hazur''', is an Indian spiritual leader and a former pharmaceutical executive. On 2 September 2024, he was appointed as the successor to [[Gurinder Singh]] and serves as the Patron and Sant Satguru Designate of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] (RSSB), a spiritual organisation based in Punjab, India.<ref name="IndianExpress2024">{{cite news |date=2 September 2024 |title=Jasdeep Singh Gill to be successor of Radha Soami Satsang Beas head Gurinder Singh Dhillon |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/radha-soami-satsang-beas-jasdeep-singh-gill-successor-9546461/ |work=The Indian Express |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> Prior to this, Gill had a career in the management consulting and pharmaceutical industries, most recently serving as Chief Strategy Officer at [[Cipla]].<ref name="EconTimes2024">{{cite news |date=2 September 2024 |title=Who is Jasdeep Singh Gill? Radha Soami Satsang Beas' new head and former cipla-cso |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/who-is-jasdeep-singh-gill-radha-soami-satsang-beas-new-head-and-former-cipla-cso/articleshow/112991060.cms |work=The Economic Times |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and family==<br />
Jasdeep Singh Gill was born on 15 March 1979 in [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]].<ref name="TheWeek2024">{{cite news |date=2 September 2024 |title=IIT Delhi, Cambridge alumnus Jasdeep Singh Gill to head Radha Soami sect |url=https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/national/2024/09/02/des36-pb-sect.html |work=The Week |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> His grandfather was Sardar Tara Singh, who was amongst the few prominent figures in putting together the SGPC Act of 1925.<ref name="Sikhiwiki">{{cite news |date=14 September 2024 |title=Sardar Tara Singh |url=https://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Sardar_Tara_Singh|work=Sikhiwiki |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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His family has been associated with Radha Soami Satsang Beas for several decades.<ref name="IndianExpress2024"/><ref name="TheWeek2024"/> Gill is a distant relative of his predecessor, [[Gurinder Singh]].<ref name="TOI2024">{{cite news |date=3 September 2024 |title=Doctorate from Cambridge, Jasdeep Singh Gill new head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/doctorate-from-cambridge-jasdeep-singh-gill-new-head-of-radha-soami-satsang-beas/articleshow/113010860.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="Tribune2024">{{cite news |date=2 September 2024 |title=Jasdeep Singh Gill named new head of Radha Soami Satsang Beas |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/jasdeep-singh-gill-named-new-head-of-radha-soami-satsang-beas/ |work=The Tribune |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> He is married to a doctor, and the couple resided in Mumbai before his appointment.<ref name="TheWeek2024"/><br />
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==Education==<br />
Gill’s early education was in a boarding school ([[Army Public School, Dagshai]]) driven by values of Army life. Gill completed an integrated B.Tech and M.Tech in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology from the [[Indian Institute of Technology Delhi]] between 1996 and 2001. In 2000, he achieved the All India Rank-1 in the [[Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering]] (GATE).<ref name="EconTimes2024"/><ref name="RSSBbio">{{cite web |url=https://rssb.org/JSG.html |title=Sant Satguru Jasdeep Singh Gill |work=Radha Soami Satsang Beas |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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He then pursued a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the [[University of Cambridge]], which he completed in 2006. <ref name="CambridgeBio">{{cite web |url=https://como.ceb.cam.ac.uk/people/js400/ |title=Jasdeep Singh |work=como.ceb.cam.ac.uk |publisher=University of Cambridge |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> While at Cambridge, he was a member of [[Churchill College, Cambridge|Churchill College]] and was selected for the university's Top 100 talent list in 2004.<ref name="CambridgeBio"/> Under the aegis of the [[Cambridge-MIT Institute]] he spent a semester at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] as part of the exchange program.<ref name="RoyalPatiala">{{cite news |date=2 September 2024 |title=KYC of Jasdeep Singh Gill new Dera Radha Soami Satsang Beas head |url=https://royalpatiala.in/kyc-of-jasdeep-singh-gill-new-dera-radha-soami-satsang-beas-head/ |work=Royal Patiala |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref> <br />
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==Career==<br />
While completing his PhD, Gill was the president and chairman of Cambridge University Entrepreneurs, a student led society, from 2004 to 2006.<ref name="CambridgeBio"/> <br />
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After his doctorate, he worked as a consultant for the [[Monitor Group]] from 2010 to 2013, where he advised clients on strategy management.<ref name="RSSBbio"/><ref name="RozanaSpokesman">{{cite web |url=https://www.rozanaspokesman.com/news/punjab/020924/who-is-jasdeep-singh-gill-the-new-head-of-radha-soami-dera-beas-know.html |title=Who is Jasdeep Singh Gill, the new head of Radha Soami Dera Beas? Know |work=Rozana Spokesman |date=2 September 2024 |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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From 2013 to 2019, Gill worked at [[IQVIA]] as a Senior Principal. He was later the Consulting Head for South Asia, managing the company's consulting and services business for the region, with a focus on R&D, strategy, market access, and organizational restructuring.<ref name="JagranJosh2024">{{cite web |date=3 September 2024 |title=Who is Jasdeep Singh Gill? New Head of Radha Soami Dera Beas |url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/who-is-jasdeep-singh-gill-new-head-of-radha-soami-dera-beas-1725357835-1 |work=Jagran Josh |access-date=9 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="RozanaSpokesman"/><br />
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In 2019, he was appointed Chief Strategy Officer at the Indian pharmaceutical company [[Cipla]]. He resigned from this position on 15 May 2024.<ref name="EconTimes2024"/><ref name="RoyalPatiala"/><br />
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==Radha Soami Satsang Beas==<br />
Gill's family has been involved with [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] (RSSB) for many years.<ref name="TheWeek2024"/><ref name="IndianExpress2024"/><br />
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On 2 September 2024, [[Gurinder Singh]] announced Gill as his successor.<ref name="TOI2024"/><ref name="IndianExpress2024"/> An official statement confirmed he would assume the role of Patron and Sant Satguru, with the authority to provide spiritual initiation (''naam'').<ref name="IndianExpress2024"/> The appointment made Gill the sixth spiritual head of the organisation since its founding in 1891.<ref name="TOI2024"/> All RSSB Masters were chosen by their predecessors during their lifetime. However, this appointment is unique as it was made while the present Master remains active. As part of succession planning, it establishes a streamlined strategy for the future leadership of the organisation.<ref name="ThePrint2024">{{cite news |date=14 September 2024 |title=Who is Jasdeep Singh Gill, new spiritual head of Punjab's powerful Dera Beas |url=https://theprint.in/india/who-is-jasdeep-singh-gill-new-spiritual-head-of-punjabs-powerful-dera-beas/2249440/ |work=ThePrint |access-date=14 September 2025}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://rssb.org/teachers.html Radha Soami Satsang Beas Official Website]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]<br />
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* [[Gurinder Singh]]<br />
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* [[Sant Mat]]<br />
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* [[Surat Shabd Yoga]]<br />
* [[Contemporary Sant Mat movements]]<br />
* [[Gurus of Shabdism]]<br />
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