navjot singh sidhu sister
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
Born: October 20, 1963 (age 58 years), Patiala, India
Height: 1.88 m
Spouse: Navjot Kaur Sidhu
Previous office: Minister of Local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs of Punjab (2017–2019)
Party: Indian National Congress
Children: Rabia Sidhu, Karan Sidhu
BIRTHDAY 20 October,1963 (Sunday)
BIRTH PLACE Patiala, Punjab
COUNTRY India
AGE (in 2022) 58 Years Old
BIRTH SIGN Libra
HEIGHT in centimeters- 188 cm
in meters- 1.88 m
in Feet Inches- 6’ 2”
WEIGHT in Kilograms- 84 kg
in Pounds- 185.19 lbs
CASTE Jat
Navjot Sidhu has two children. His son Karan Singh Sidhu is a lawyer. His son practiced law in Delhi. He did his LLB from Amity university and received master’s degree in law from Benjamin N Cardozo school of law of New York.
Sidhu’s daughter Rabia Sidhu studied interior designing from London. Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan is one of his good friends. Sidhu has flamboyant and outspoken personality. He laughs loudly. He always wears colorful turban.
His wife Navjot Kaur is a politician. Many times opposition politicians have criticised Sidhu for nepotism . Fellow players from his cricketing career call him by his pet name Sherry.
Navjot Singh Sidhu is a cricketer by profession. He has also worked as the Minister of Tourism, Cultural Affairs and Museums of the State of Punjab. Sidhu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Amritsar in 2004 on a BJP ticket.
Sidhu tendered his resignation from the Lok Sabha after facing manslaughter charges in 2006. In 2009 he defeated his Congress opponent Surinder Singla by a huge margin of 77,626 votes. Sidhu did not contest the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Government nominated Sidhu to the Rajya Sabha in April 2016.However, he resigned from the Rajya Sabha on July 18. Year 2016 Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned from BJP in September 2016. Sidhu launched a front named Awaz-e-Punjab (AeP).
In January 2017, Sidhu joined the Congress party. Contesting from Amritsar East in 2017 Punjab Assembly elections, he won the election by a margin of 42,809 votes.
His nick name is “Jonty Singh”. During his cricket career, people also used to called him as “Sixer Sidhu” for his excellent batting performances.
And for his fantastic fielding his was called as “Jonty Singh” Navjot Singh Sidhu is noted for his one-liner quotes, which are known as Sidhuisms. Navjot Singh Sidhu also made a special appearance in movies Mujhse Shaadi Karogi and cameo in ‘ABCD 2’.
He also acted in a Punjabi movie Mera Pind.
Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian politician, television personality and former cricketer. He currently serves as the Minister of Local Government, Tourism, Cultural Affairs, Archives and Museums of the State of Punjab.
As a professional cricketer, Sidhu had a career spanning over 19 years after his first-class debut in 1981–82. After losing his place in
the national team after his international debut in 1983–84, Sidhu returned to score four half-centuries in the 1987 World Cup. Playing mostly as a top-order batsman, Sidhu went on to play in 51 Tests and 136 One Day Internationals for the country.