Daljit Singh Shergill (Punjabi: ਦਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ, died 6 October 2014), known as Shergill Sahib, was a Sikh leader from Punjab, India, who was president of the first gurdwara in the UK.[1] He immigrated to the West Midlands in the early 1960s.[2] He became president of Guru Nanak Gurdwara Smethwick in 1984 and led the community for 20 years.[3][4]

He died in Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on 6 October 2014, age 70.[2]

His daughter Preet Gill became Britain's first female Sikh MP in 2017, when she won the election in the constituency of Birmingham Edgbaston. As of 2020, she serves as the shadow Secretary of State for International Development.

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  1. ↑ Jeffries, Stuart (15 October 2014). "Britain's most racist election: the story of Smethwick, 50 years on". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Prominent Sikh Gurdwara leader passes away". Punjab 2000. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Dhaliwal, Jaskirt Kaur (21 April 2009). "An interview with Daljit Singh Shergill". BBC. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "#RIP: Renowned British Sikh activist Daljit Singh Shergill passes away". UK Asian. 15 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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