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	Majithia was born into the prominent [[Shergill\|Sher-Gill]] [[Jatt Sikh]] landholding [[Majithia Sirdars\|Majithia]] family.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rekhi \|first=Gurnam Singh \|url=https://gurmatveechar.com/books/English_Books/Sir.Sundar.Singh.Rekhi.by.Gurnam.Singh.%28GurmatVeechar.com%29.pdf \|title=Sir Sundar Singh Majithia and His Relevance in Sikh Politics \|publisher=Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. \|year=1999 \|page=15 \|quote=...the small village of Majithia (near Amritsar)—which the family of Sir Sundar Singh, of Shergill clan among the Jat Sikhs—had adopted as their surname, could also be proud of its illustrious Sardars.}}</ref> His father was [[Sundar Singh Majithia]] who served in the Punjab government.<ref>The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.</ref>		Majithia was born into the prominent [[Shergill\|Sher-Gill]] [[Jatt Sikh]] landholding [[Majithia Sirdars\|Majithia]] family.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rekhi \|first=Gurnam Singh \|url=https://gurmatveechar.com/books/English_Books/Sir.Sundar.Singh.Rekhi.by.Gurnam.Singh.%28GurmatVeechar.com%29.pdf \|title=Sir Sundar Singh Majithia and His Relevance in Sikh Politics \|publisher=Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. \|year=1999 \|page=15 \|quote=...the small village of Majithia (near Amritsar)—which the family of Sir Sundar Singh, of Shergill clan among the Jat Sikhs—had adopted as their surname, could also be proud of its illustrious Sardars.}}</ref> His father was [[Sundar Singh Majithia]] who served in the Punjab government.<ref>The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.</ref>

	Majithia was commissioned a pilot officer 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.<ref>{{cite book\|pages=1192–1199\|title=Indian Air Force - Air Force List\|publisher=HM Stationery Office\|year=1941}}</ref> He rose to command a fighter squadron until he left the Air Force in 1944 to pursue a political career.<ref name="hon.W/C">{{cite web\|title=Two Honorary Wing Commanders in the RIAF\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-AUG-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-09-17_009.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=17 September 1947\|access-date=5 April ~~2022~~}}</ref> From 1945 to 1947, he was member of [[Central Legislative Assembly]], served on the Defence Consultative Committee and was principal of Khalsa College, Amritsar.<ref name="hon.W/C"/> 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 [[Nepal]], where he remained until 1949.		Majithia was commissioned a pilot officer 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.<ref>{{cite book\|pages=1192–1199\|title=Indian Air Force - Air Force List\|publisher=HM Stationery Office\|year=1941}}</ref> He rose to command a fighter squadron until he left the Air Force in 1944 to pursue a political career.<ref name="hon.W/C">{{cite web\|title=Two Honorary Wing Commanders in the RIAF\|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-AUG-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-09-17_009.pdf\|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive\|date=17 September 1947\|access-date=5 April 2020}}</ref> From 1945 to 1947, he was member of [[Central Legislative Assembly]], served on the Defence Consultative Committee and was principal of Khalsa College, Amritsar.<ref name="hon.W/C"/> 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 [[Nepal]], where he remained until 1949.

	He was also President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] and [[Wrestling Federation of India]]; Vice-president of [[National Rifle Association of India]] and President of [[All India Tennis Association]].		He was also President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] and [[Wrestling Federation of India]]; Vice-president of [[National Rifle Association of India]] and President of [[All India Tennis Association]].

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{{Short description|Indian politician, diplomat and air force officer}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Surjit Singh Majithia
| image = Surjit Singh Majithia Official portrait 1952.gif
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| birth_date = {{Birth date |df=yes|1912|08|8}}
| birth_place = [[Shimla]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]]
| residence = Majithia House, [[Amritsar]], [[Punjab, India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1995|09|27|1912|08|8}}
| death_place = [[Delhi]], India
| office = [[Member of Parliament]], [[Lok Sabha]]
| constituency = [[Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tarn Taran]] [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| term = 1952-1967
| predecessor =
| successor = [[Gurdial Singh Dhillon]]
| office1 = Union Minister of state for Defence
| term1 = 1952—1962
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| religion =
| spouse = Kushalpal Kaur
| children = 3 sons
| father = [[Sundar Singh Majithia]]
| relatives = [[Harsimrat Kaur Badal]] (granddaughter)<br/>[[Bikram Singh Majithia]] (grandson)<br/>[[Majithia Sirdars]]
| website =
| footnotes =
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| source = http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/829.htm
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|allegiance= {{flag|British India}}<br>{{flag|India}}
|branch= {{air force|India}}
|serviceyears= 1939–1944
|rank=[[Wing commander (rank)|Wing Commander]]
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|office2 = 9th [[Presidents of the Board of Control for Cricket in India|President of BCCI]]
|term_start2 = 1956
|term_end2 = 1958
|predecessor2 = [[Maharajkumar of Vizianagram]]
|successor2 = R. K. Patel

}}

'''Surjit Singh Majithia''' (1912-1995) was an Indian politician, diplomat and air force officer. He was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India]] from the [[Tarn Taran (Lok Sabha constituency)|Tarn Taran]] constituency of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] as a member of the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Lok Sabha Debates|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EUBPAQAAMAAJ|access-date=19 October 2017|year=1995|publisher=Lok Sabha Secretariat|page=5}}</ref><ref name="AggarwalAgrawal1992">{{cite book|author1=J. C. Aggarwal|author2=S. P. Agrawal|title=Modern History of Punjab: A Look Back Into Ancient Peaceful Punjab Focusing Confrontation and Failures Leading to Present Punjab Problem, and a Peep Ahead : Relevant Select Documents|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d-CN0Q4g-dwC&pg=PA75|access-date=19 October 2017|year=1992|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7022-431-0|pages=75–}}</ref><ref>[https://www.allaboutsikhs.com/1900/surjit-singh-majithia Surjit Singh Majithia a Politician, Parliamentarian and Diplomat]</ref>

==Biography==
Majithia was born into the prominent [[Shergill|Sher-Gill]] [[Jatt Sikh]] landholding [[Majithia Sirdars|Majithia]] family.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rekhi |first=Gurnam Singh |url=https://gurmatveechar.com/books/English_Books/Sir.Sundar.Singh.Rekhi.by.Gurnam.Singh.%28GurmatVeechar.com%29.pdf |title=Sir Sundar Singh Majithia and His Relevance in Sikh Politics |publisher=Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. |year=1999 |page=15 |quote=...the small village of Majithia (near Amritsar)—which the family of Sir Sundar Singh, of Shergill clan among the Jat Sikhs—had adopted as their surname, could also be proud of its illustrious Sardars.}}</ref> His father was [[Sundar Singh Majithia]] who served in the Punjab government.<ref>The Indian Journal of Political Science. India, Indian Political Science Association, 1974.</ref>

Majithia was commissioned a pilot officer 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.<ref>{{cite book|pages=1192–1199|title=Indian Air Force - Air Force List|publisher=HM Stationery Office|year=1941}}</ref> He rose to command a fighter squadron until he left the Air Force in 1944 to pursue a political career.<ref name="hon.W/C">{{cite web|title=Two Honorary Wing Commanders in the RIAF|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1947-AUG-DEC-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1947-09-17_009.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=17 September 1947|access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> From 1945 to 1947, he was member of [[Central Legislative Assembly]], served on the Defence Consultative Committee and was principal of Khalsa College, Amritsar.<ref name="hon.W/C"/> 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 [[Nepal]], where he remained until 1949.

He was also President of [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] and [[Wrestling Federation of India]]; Vice-president of [[National Rifle Association of India]] and President of [[All India Tennis Association]].

==See also==
* [[Majithia Sirdars]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/829.htm Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website]
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