Editing Sikhs (section)

== Sikhs in modern history ==
{{Main|List of Sikhs}}
[[File:Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in WEF ,2009 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Manmohan Singh]], Indian politician and economist and the only Sikh [[Prime Minister of India]], served from 2004 to 2014]]
[[File:Preet Chandi training in Finse, Norway.jpg|thumb|[[Preet Chandi|Harpreet Kaur Chandi]], a British Sikh and the first woman to reach the South Pole solo and unsupported]]
[[File:Jagmeet Singh at the OFL Convention - 2017 (38554422812).jpg|thumb|[[Jagmeet Singh]], Canadian Sikh politician]]
[[File:City Sikhs Team hosting the Sikhnet Team from America in the UK Parliament.jpg|thumb|American Sikhs]]

[[Manmohan Singh]] was an Indian economist, academic and politician who served as the 13th Prime Minister of India from 2004 to 2014. The first and only Sikh and non-Hindu in office, Singh was also the first prime minister since [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to be re-elected after completing a full five-year term.

Notable Sikhs in science include [[nuclear physics|nuclear]] scientist [[Piara Singh Gill]], [[fibre optics|fibre-optics]] pioneer [[Narinder Singh Kapany]]; and physicist, science writer and broadcaster [[Simon Singh]].

In business, the UK-based clothing retailers [[New Look (store)|New Look]] and the Thai-based JASPAL<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jaspalgroup.com/about/|title=About JASPAL Group|last=JASPAL Group|date=2011|work=JASPAL Group|access-date=15 April 2020|archive-date=17 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417083414/http://jaspalgroup.com/about/|url-status=dead}}</ref> were founded by Sikhs. India's largest pharmaceutical company, [[Ranbaxy Laboratories]], is headed by Sikhs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/77/biz_06india_Malvinder-Shivinder-Singh_DN7N.html|title=India's Richest: #24 Malvinder & Shivinder Singh|date=16 November 2006|work=Forbes|access-date=4 April 2008|archive-date=5 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080505134317/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/77/biz_06india_Malvinder-Shivinder-Singh_DN7N.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Apollo Tyres]] is headed by [[Onkar Singh Kanwar]]. In Singapore, Kartar Singh Thakral expanded his family's trading business, Thakral Holdings,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/79/06singapore_Kartar-Singh-Thakral_UEZJ.html|title=Singapore's 40 Richest: #25 Kartar Singh Thakral|date=24 August 2006|work=Forbes|access-date=4 April 2008}}</ref> into assets totalling almost {{US$|1.4&nbsp;billion|link=yes|round=1}} and is Singapore's 25th-richest person. Sikh [[Bob Singh Dhillon]] is the first [[Indo-Canadian]] billionaire. [[Mastercard|Mastercard's]] [[CEO]] was a Sikh named [[Ajaypal Singh Banga]].

In sports, Sikhs include England cricketer [[Monty Panesar]]; former 400-metre runner [[Milkha Singh]]; his son, professional golfer [[Jeev Milkha Singh]]; Indian wrestler and actor [[Dara Singh]]; former Indian hockey team captains [[Sandeep Singh]], Ajitpal Singh and [[Balbir Singh Sr.|Balbir Singh Sr]].; former Indian cricket captain [[Bishen Singh Bedi]]; [[Harbhajan Singh]], India's most successful [[off spin]] [[bowling (cricket)|cricket bowler]]; [[Yuvraj Singh]], World Cup winning allrounder; [[Maninder Singh (cricketer)|Maninder Singh]], World Cup winning off spinner; and [[Navjot Singh Sidhu]], former Indian cricketer-turned-politician.

Sikhs in Bollywood, in the arts in general, include poet and lyricist [[Rajkavi Inderjeet Singh Tulsi]]; [[Gulzar]]; [[Jagjit Singh]]; [[Dharmendra]]; [[Sunny Deol]]; [[Diljit Dosanjh]] writer [[Khushwant Singh]]; actresses [[Neetu Singh]], [[Simran Judge]], [[Poonam Dhillon]], [[Mahi Gill]], [[Esha Deol]], [[Parminder Nagra]], [[Gul Panag]], [[Mona Singh]], [[Namrata Singh Gujral]]; and directors [[Gurinder Chadha]] and Parminder Gill.

Sikhs in Punjabi Music industry include [[Sidhu Moosewala]], [[Diljit Dosanjh]], [[Babu Singh Maan]], [[Surjit Bindrakhia]], [[Ammy Virk]], [[Karan Aujla]], [[Jazzy B]], [[Miss Pooja]].

In December 2022, the [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] was compelled by a court order to allow two Sikhs to wear the turban and grow beards. This was a milestone for religious freedom and in the prevention of employment discrimination against Sikhs.<ref name=MarineCorps>[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/u-s-marine-corps-compelled-to-allow-sikh-americans-to-begin-basic-training-with-turbans-beards U.S. Marine Corps compelled to allow Sikh Americans to begin basic training with turbans, beards] in PBS' Nation, Jan. 6, 2023</ref>

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