Sajjan Singh Cheema
Personal information
Born (1957-01-15) 15 January 1957
Dabulian, Kapurthala
NationalityIndian
Career information
Playing career1976–1994
Career highlights and awards

Sajjan Singh Cheema is a former basketball player from India. He represented India in 1982 Asian Games and other international tournaments and matches including Asian Basketball Championship in 1981, 1983 and 1985.[1] He was honoured with Arjuna award in 1999 and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award in 1983.[2][3]

Early life

Sajjan Singh was born in 1957 in Dabulian village in Kapurthala district in Punjab state.[4] He studied at Kamalia Khalsa High School Kapurthala and at Sport College Jalandhar.

Career

He started playing basketball in 1976 and first participated in Inter university tournament held in Jaipur in 1976. His first played national from Andhra Pradesh and later went on to represent Punjab for more than a decade. He played for India in the FIBA Asia Basketball Championship teams in 1981, 1983, and 1985, and represented the country in the Asian Games in 1982.He retired from playing in 1994. He served as SP with Punjab Police[5] and additionally the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Ludhiana.[6]

Political career

He joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in April 2016.[7] The main motive to join AAP was to improve India's Education and Sports and also to make India a drug free country .

Personal life

His brothers Balkar Singh and Gurmeet Singh and cousin Kuldeep Singh Cheema also played basketball and represented India. Guneet Kaur the daughter of Sajjan Singh has played in the under-17 category at the national level. His nephew Amritpal singh cheema is international kabbadi player famous with title name know as Shurli khiranwalia [8]

Being appointed as the Candidate for Aam Aadmi Party from Sultanpur Lodhi Constituency for the Punjab elections of 2017.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "An Interview with 'Arjun Awardee' Sajjan Singh Cheema". SBS. 5 October 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Arjuna awardee Sajjan Singh Cheema joins AAP". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Service, Tribune News. "Punjab's former players to return awards". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Arjuna Awardee and former S.P Sajjan Singh Cheema joins AAP". Punjab News Express. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "We will work to seek solution to drug mess: Sajjan Singh Cheema". The Tribune. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "AAP candidates for Punjab polls include Arjuna awardee, SC lawyer, noted radiologist and more". Firstpost. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Arjuna awardee Sajjan Singh Cheema joins AAP". Hindustan Times. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ↑ Deepkamal Kaur (17 February 2006). "For Cheema brothers, the game must go on". The Tribune. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Saurabh Duggal (1 February 2017). "Punjab polls: Sajjan cites Stalin's regime to decry Badal, Captain in Kapurthala district". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 April 2018.


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