BORN:
July 5th, 1950 in Oldeani, Tanzania
EDUCATION:

• Arusha Secondary School, Tanzania - Junior High
• Daly College - Indore, India - Senior High&
• Air Traffic Control, United Kingdom and East Africa
• Accounting Second Level, Society of Management Accountants

LANGUAGES:
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Swahili, Gujarati
PERSONAL:
Married to Neena with two daughters, Priti and Kaajal, and one son, Aman. in 2006 his family was further blessed by a grandson, Davin Jacob.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

• President, India-Canada Association of Calgary (1990-92)
• Vice President, National Indo-Canadian Council, Alberta Region (1993-95)
• President, Monterey Community Association (1996-97)
• President, Hindu Society of Calgary (1997)

CAREER:

• Entrepreneur and owner of Indo Canadian Enterprises
• Part-owner of Cando Cleaners (3 locations)
• Accounting City of Calgary Electric Systems
• Air Traffic Controller East Africa

ELECTORAL:

Jan. 23, 2006	Calgary East, Alberta	67% with 26 766 votes
Jun. 28, 2004	Calgary East, Alberta	61% with 21 897 votes
Nov. 27, 2000	Calgary East, Alberta	54% with 18 141 votes
Jun. 02, 1997	Calgary East, Alberta	45% with 13 348 votes

POLITICAL PARTY:

Conservative	Present
Progressive Conservative	(2003.12.12 - 2004.02.01)
Canadian Alliance	(2000.03.27 - 2003.12.11)
Reform	(1997.09.22 - 2000.03.26)

PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS:
Current 39th Parliament

• Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Asia-Pacific and Africa)
• Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development
• President, Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Africa Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Canada-Sri Lanka Parliamentary Friendship Group
• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
• Canada-US Parliamentary Association
• Parliamentary Friends of Tibet

38th Parliament

• Senior Critic for Multiculturalism
• Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
• Deputy Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration and Canadian Heritage 
• Chair of the Task Force on Globalization and Competitiveness
• Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Sub-Committee on Human Rights and International Development

37th Parliament

• Senior Critic for Multiculturalism
• Senior Critic for International Cooperation
• Senior Critic for the CIDA
• Vice-Chair, Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade

36th Parliament

• Senior Critic for International Trade
• Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Subcommittee on International Trade, Trade Disputes and Investment of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade
• Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
• Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

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