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Dhillon
Dhillon ( pronunciation: iËšllĂ”Ë is a tribe of Jats found in the Punjab region. Notable people who bear the name, who may or may not be affiliated with the tribe, include: * Amritpal Singh Dhillon, an Indian-born Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer * Bob Singh Dhillon, Canadian businessman and property owner * Chhajja Singh Dhillon, 18th-century founder of the Bhangi Misl * Gurinder Singh Dhillon, guru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas * Gurdial Singh Dhillon (1915â1992), Speaker of Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India * Hari Singh Dhillon, 18th-century maharaja * Harmeet Dhillon (born 1969), American lawyer and political official * Janet Dhillon, American lawyer and business executive, chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2019â2021 * Jhanda Singh Dhillon, 18th-century maharaja * Joginder Singh Dhillon (1914â2003), officer in the British Indian Army and Indian Army * Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, is a retired Lieutenant Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harmeet Dhillon
Harmeet Kaur Dhillon (born 1969) is an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party official. She is the former vice chairwoman of the California Republican Party, and a National Committeewoman of the Republican National Committee for California. She is the founder of a law practice called Dhillon Law Group Inc. In 2018, she helped launch the nonprofit Center for American Liberty, which does legal work related to civil liberties. She is a regular guest on Fox News. During the COVID-19 pandemic, coronavirus pandemic, she filed numerous unsuccessful lawsuits to halt the implementation of stay-at-home orders and other emergency restrictions implemented to halt the spread of the coronavirus. She criticized Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks requirements, called for the re-opening of the economy, and criticized voting reforms intended to make it easier to Postal voting in the United States, vote by mail. In December 2022, Dhillon announced her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poonam Dhillon
Poonam Dhillon (born 18 April 1962) is an Indian actress and politician. A former Femina Miss India (1977), she is best known for her 1979 film ''Noorie.'' Some of her well-known films include '' Red Rose'' (1980), '' Dard'' (1981), ''Romance'' (1983), ''Sohni Mahiwal'' (1984), '' Teri Meherbaniyan'' (1985) ''Samundar'' (1986), '' Saveraywali Gaadi'' (1986), ''Karma'' (1986), '' Naam'' (1986) and '' Maalamaal'' (1988). Dhillon participated in ''Bigg Boss'' in 2009. She played the lead role of Sharda Modi in the Sony TV series ''Ekk Nayi Pehchaan'' in 2013. She has done theatre, starting with the award-winning "The Perfect Husband" and many other plays, the latest being "The Perfect Wife" with several shows in United States and Dubai. Career The first time Dhillon gained fame was when she got crowned Miss Young India 1978 at the age of 16. Director Yash Chopra noticed her and offered her a role in the film '' Trishul'' (1978) where her song "Gapoochi Gapoochi Gum Gum" with Sach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amritpal Singh Dhillon
Amritpal Singh Dhillon (born 10 January 1993), known professionally as AP Dhillon, is an Indo-Canadian singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer associated with Punjabi music. Five of his singles have peaked on the Official Charts Company UK Asian and Punjabi charts, while "Majhail" and "Brown Munde" have topped the chart. Dhillon, alongside his label-mates Gurinder Gill, Shinda Kahlon and Gminxr works as trio under their label 'Run-Up Records'. Early life Amritpal Singh Dhillon was born on 10 January 1993 in Gurdaspur, Punjab, India. He is born into a Jatt Punjabi Sikh family. He studied from the Little Flower Convent School and completed his graduation in civil engineering from Baba Kuma Singh Ji Engineering College, Hoshiar Nagar affiliated under Punjab Technical University in Kapurthala. Dhillon pursued a diploma in business administration and management from Camosun College in British Columbia. He has since been based in Victoria while working for Run-Up Records. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Dhillon
Janet Dhillon (née Wilcox) is an American lawyer. She is a former chair and commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, serving as chair from May 2019 to January 2021, and as commissioner from May 2019 to November 2022. Prior to that, Dhillon was the executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of Burlington Stores. Early life and education Dhillon was born in New York and raised in California. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Occidental College. Dhillon attended Occidental College at the same time that future President Barack Obama was on campus, before he would transfer to Columbia University. She then earned a Juris Doctor from the UCLA School of Law. Career Dhillon began her legal career at the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she was employed from 1991 to 2004. From 2004 to 2009, she held a variety of roles at US Airways. In 2009, Dhillon became executive vice president, general co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navneet Kaur Dhillon
Navneet Kaur Dhillon is an Indian actress and model, who represented India at Miss World 2013. She was the winner of Pond's 50th edition of Femina Miss World India 2013 that was held in Mumbai on 24 March 2013. She won the Miss Multimedia award during Miss World 2013 beauty pageant,. She finished in top 20. Early life Her father is an Army officer. Education in initial years was at Army Public School, Ambala Cantt, and she finally settled in Patiala and finished her secondary education from Budha Dal Public School, Patiala. She then chose B tech. in TV and Media from Punjabi University, Patiala. She currently resides at Victoria Heights. Along with modelling, she also has interest in photography, swimming, horse-riding. She is a media student in Punjabi University, Patiala. Pond's Femina Miss India 2013 She was crowned as the Femina Miss India World 2013 on 24 March 2013. Navneet was also crowned Femina Miss Timeless Beauty. She faced with a question of what her one regret wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uttam Dhillon
Uttam Anthony Singh Dhillon (born September 4, 1960) is an American attorney and law enforcement official. He served as Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration from July 2, 2018, to May 18, 2020. He is married to Janet Dhillon, a former commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Early life and education Dhillon was born in El Centro, California. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from California State University, Sacramento, a Master of Arts in psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law. Career From 1990 to 1997, Dhillon served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in Los Angeles, where he prosecuted major narcotics cases. Dhillon was appointed to the United States Department of Justice's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force. As part of the task force, he coordinated with federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to direct investigations of viol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joginder Singh Dhillon
Lieutenant General Joginder Singh Dhillon (19 November 1914â20 November 2003) was an officer in the British Indian Army and then the Indian Army. Dhillon Born in Jat Sikh Family. He was the first Army Officer to be awarded the Padma Bhushan, given for his role in the 1965 India-Pakistan War, where he was the General Officer Commanding Corps (XI corps). Career Dhillon served overseas in the British Indian Army after his 1939 graduation with honours from Thomason Engineering College in Roorkee. His active service during World War II occurred in Burma, Iran and Iraq, following which he spent some time at the Staff College in Quetta. He served as commander of a field company in Malaya during 1945-46 and then briefly of another in Sourabaya. From 1946 to 1947, Dhillon served as a staff officer in the Engineer-in-Chief's Office and then returned to Quetta as a garrison engineer. He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in late 1947, becoming GSO1 in the Engineer-in-Chief Branch fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rukshar Dhillon
Rukshar Dhillon (born 12 October 1993) is an actress based in India who primarily works in Telugu films. Dhillon was born in London and brought up in India. She made her debut in 2016 with the Kannada ''Run Antony.'' She went on to star in Telugu films such as ''Aakatayi, Krishnarjuna Yudham,'' and ''ABCD: American Born Confused Desi''. In 2020 she appeared in the Hindi film ''Bhangra Paa Le.'' Life Rukshar Dhillon was born in London and is of Punjabi descent. She was brought up in Goa and her family is now settled in Bangalore. She graduated in fashion designing. Dhillon began her film career with ''Run Antony'' opposite Vinay Rajkumar, grandson of actor Dr. Rajkumar. The film was a romantic-thriller written and directed by director Raghu Shastry.''The Times of India'' reviewed the movie and gave her special mentions. The newspaper stated, "Rukshar excels in her role". In April 2018, she appeared in the Telugu film ''Krishnarjuna Yudham'' opposite Nani. ''The Times of In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Singh Dhillon
Navjeet Singh "Bob" Dhillon is a Canadian property owner and businessman. Early life and education His family comes from Tallewal in the district of Barnala Punjab. This family belongs to Dhillon Jat, His grandfather moved to Hong Kong for business reasons and set-up the North China Shipping Company to carry out trade with Japan. Bob Singh Dhillon was born in Japan in 1965. He is a Punjabi speaker. His family lived in Liberia before settling in Canada in the 1970s. As a small child he was sent back to India for his schooling. He was educated at Bishop Cotton School (Shimla). After graduating from university, he completed his master's degree (MBA) at Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario. In 2021, Dhillon obtained his ICD.D designation through the Rotman School of Management. Dhillon has also been awarded an honorary doctorate in commerce from Lakehead University, and an honorary doctorate of laws from the University of Lethbridge. Business Dh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon
Lieutenant General Kanwal Jeet Singh Dhillon, PVSM, UYSM, YSM, VSM is a retired General Officer of the Indian Army. He last served as the Director General Defence Intelligence Agency (DG DIA) and Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence) (DCIDS Int) under the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) from 9 March 2020 to 31 January 2022. Prior to this, he served as the 48th Commander of the XV Corps assuming the post from Lieutenant General Anil Kumar Bhatt. Early life and education Dhillon is an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla & Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He graduated from the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, and the National Defence College, Delhi. Career Dhillon was commissioned in December 1983 in Rajputana Rifles and has had an illustrious military career spanning 39 years is credited with important appointments at the Army Headquarters and instructional appointments at Infantry School, Mhow, and Indian Army training team abroa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdial Singh Dhillon
Dr. Gurdial Singh Dhillon (6 August 1915 â 23 March 1992) was an Indian politician from the Indian National Congress party. He served as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha twice, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (1973â76) and Indian High Commissioner to Canada (1980â82). Early life On 6 August 1915, Gurdial Singh Dhillon was born in the Panjwar , some 20 kilometres west of Amritsar city in Punjab into a Dhillon Jat family, He was descendants of Bhangi misl rulers. He studied at Khalsa College, Amritsar and Government College, Lahore before graduating in Law from Punjab University Law College in Lahore. He played an active role in the Harse Chhina Mogha Morcha rebellion in 1947. Political career Dhillon was a member of the Punjab Legislative Assembly (1952â1967), where he was its Deputy Speaker (1952â54) and its Speaker (1954â62). In 1967 he was first elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower House of the Indian Parliament representing Tarn Taran parliamentary c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vic Dhillon
Vic Dhillon (born ) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2018 who represented the ridings of Brampton WestâMississauga and Brampton West. Background Dhillon has lived in Brampton, Ontario for most of his life. He has a degree in business administration from Lakehead University, and helped found a family-owned business in Mississauga after his graduation. He has done fundraising work for the Brampton Food Bank, and led a local initiative to send supplies to eastern Ontario during the ice storm of 1998. Dhillon worked as a constituency assistant to federal Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Gurbax Singh Malhi for five months after the 1993 federal election, and then worked as an executive assistant to Liberal MP Colleen Beaumier for over nine years. Politics Dhillon ran in the 1999 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Brampton WestâMississauga. He lost to high-profile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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