Angad Singh Dhillon Height, Age, Family, Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Angad Singh Dhillon

• His family belongs to village Ghungrana in Ludhiana, Punjab, India.

• Angad Singh Dhillon comes from a family with a long history of public service and community work.

• His paternal great-grandfather, Gurnam Singh, was associated with the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). He was also a close associate of Sikh leader Master Tara Singh.

• Reportedly, Gurnam Singh was among the early members of the SGPC and was associated with it in 1937.

• His grandfather, Jagjit Singh Dhillon, was a farmer and a senior member in Akali Dal. He also served as chairman of the Punjab Agro Industries Corporation and was a member of the management board of Punjab Agricultural University.

• Jagjit Singh was also part of a high-powered committee on agriculture formed by the Government of India.

• Once, during a media conversation, Angad Singh Dhillon said thathe had a strong influence of his late grandmother, Dhanwant Kaur, on his life.

• He added that she was a constant source of inspiration to him.

• His maternal grandfather, Avtar Singh Gill, was an additional sessions judge and a writer, who wrote about Sikh history.

• He was born in Chandigarh. He had spent a lot of time in Ghungrana during his childhood.

• He and his family used to visit the village during summer and winter holidays to stay with his grandparents.

• As his grandfather was involved in politics, Angad Singh Dhillon often participated in his political rallies in the village while growing up.

• These childhood visits helped him in developing a connection with rural Punjab.

• He once stated in a media talk that whenever he visited India, he made sure to visit the village. He said,
  

  So, whenever I am in India, even for two days, I visit my pind where I belong. My pind is where I feel a sense of belonging… that’s where I am from… My pind is a constant reminder of where I come from.”

• He described Ghungrana as the place where he feels a sense of belonging. He also said that his connection with Punjab remained strong even after many years in Canada. He said,
  

  It is simply not possible that when I am in India, I don’t visit Ghungrana. We have our ancestral house and farm in the village. This year in March, when PM Carney was on a visit to Mumbai, I also visited my village.”

• According to him, he eats Indian food regularly. He told in the media that he eats Indian food at least five days a week. He also added that his loyalty is to Canada, where he lives and serves. He said,
  

  Nothing can really take Punjab out of me… I still eat Indian food at least five days a week. But of course, my loyalties are all with the country where I now live and serve, Canada.”

• In 2015, Angad Singh Dhillon entered Canadian politics when he joined the Liberal Party of Canada.

• During the same year, he served as a field organiser in the Peel region during the federal election campaign.

• During his work in the Peel region, he worked mainly in areas such as Brampton and Mississauga, where a large South Asian population lives.

• He also worked across the region’s 11 federal electoral districts during the election. After the elctions, the Liberal Party won all 11 seats in the Peel region.

• After the 2015 election, Angad Singh Dhillon moved to Ottawa and joined the Liberal Research Bureau.

• In April 2015, he started working as a Field Organizer for the Liberal Research Bureau. He served in the position till December 2015.

• During this period, he worked on policy matters related to the South Asian and Eastern European communities in Canada.

• One of the notable assignments linked to his early political career was the background work and logistics connected with the Canadian government’s apology for the 1914 Komagata Maru incident.

• The Komagata Maru incident involved a ship carrying mostly Indian passengers who were prevented from entering Canada in 1914. The Canadian government later formally apologized for the incident. Angad Singh Dhillon was involved in background work and logistics related to that apology.

• From December 2015 to May 2016, he served as a Special Assistant in Operations and Outreach for the Liberal Research Bureau in Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area.

• In June 2016, he started working as a Policy Advisor to then Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly at Canadian Heritage. He served in the position till March 2017.
  

  Angad Singh Dhillon during an event

• In March 2017, Angad Singh Dhillon started working as a Director of Outreach Liberal Research Bureau. He served in the position till October 2018.

• In October 2018, he joined the Office of the Prime Minister (PMO) of Canada as a regional adviser for Ontario in Greater Ottawa Metropolitan Area. He served in the position till March 2021.

• After that, his career continued to grow through different political and government positions.

• He served as the Director Of Operations and Planning at Transport Canada from March 2021 to April 2023.
  

  Angad Singh Dhillon during the UN Glasgow Climate Summit in 2021

• On October 2023, Angad Singh Dhillon was promoted to the position of Chief of Staff to Canada’s Transport Minister Omar Alghabra in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He served in the position till August 2023.

• In August 2023, he was appointed as the Chief of Staff, Minister of Small Business Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada. He served in the position till March 2025.

• In March 2025, he started working as the Director of Operations, Outreach and Stakeholder Relations Office of the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney.

• During his government work, Angad Singh Dhillon was involved in Canada’s participation in many important international meetings.

• He worked during Canada’s meetings and conferences at the G7, G20, United Nations General Assembly, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), International Transport Forum, and Conference of the Parties (COP).

• The Canadian government often describes him as one of Carney’s close advisers.

• His work included helping Canada rebuild and strengthen its diplomatic relationships with important countries, such as India and China.

• According to a noted media house in Canada, he helped in restoring high-level communication and cooperation with these countries. He also worked on attracting investment into Canada. The media house reported,
  

  Angad Singh Dhillon was one of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s closest advisers,” and “he supported the Prime Minister in re-engaging Canada’s diplomatic relationships with key bilateral partners, including India and China, by helping restore high-level channels of communication and cooperation.”

• He also helped in planning the first national Investment Summit of Canada.

• On 25 September 2026, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced that Angad Singh Dhillon was appointed t as Canada’s next Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

• He succeeded Radha Krishna Panday in the position.

• As Canada’s ambassador to the UAE, Dhillon would represent the Canadian government in the United Arab Emirates and work on relations between the two countries.

• He likes travelling to distant places and horse riding in his free time.
  

  Angad Singh Dhillon posing with a horse