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Major '''Hercharn Singh''' ({{lang-pa|ਹਰਚਰਨ ਸਿੰਘ}} / {{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|ہرچرن سنگھ}}}}) (born 1987) is the first [[Sikh]] officer to be commissioned in the [[Pakistan Army]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/pakistan/story/2005/12/printable/051220_sikh_army_an.shtml پاک فوج کا پہلا سکھ افسر- بی بی سی کا اردو]</ref> He was born in [[Nankana Sahib|Nankana Sahib, Pakistan]], which is also the birthplace of the founder of [[Sikhism]], [[Guru Nanak]].<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Hercharn passed his matriculation from Government Guru Nanak High School and passed his FSc (pre-engineering) in 2004 from [[Forman Christian College]] in [[Lahore]]. He then passed the [[Inter Services Selection Board|ISSB]] examination in 2006 and joined the [[Pakistan Military Academy]].<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He is currently 36 years old and married his wife on 3 December 2017<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfO9oOmVGxw | title=Congrats to Maj Harcharn Singh, Sikh officer of Pak Army on his wedding | website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref><br />
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==Graduation==<br />
Hercharn passed out from PMA from 116 L/C and was commissioned into the Pakistan Army on 27 October 2007.<br />
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Hercharn had told reporters:<br />
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{{cquote|It is a matter of great privilege and an honour for me that today I am standing in front of you in the khaki uniform. I have been given a great responsibility|<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Pakistan_army_gets_its_first_Sikh_officer/rssarticleshow/2497232.cms Pakistan gets its first Sikh officer – The Times of India]</ref>}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dhartipakistan.com/2007/11/01/harcharan-singh-sikh-officer-pakistan-army/ Pakistan Army recruits first Sikh officer]<br />
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