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Harry Sohal

Harry Sohal
MLA for Calgary McCall
In office
1993 – November 15, 1994
Preceded by Stan Nelson
Succeeded by Shiraz Shariff
Personal details
Born (1946-12-10)December 10, 1946
India
Died November 15, 1994(1994-11-15) (aged 47)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta

Harry B. Sohal (December 10, 1946 – November 15, 1994) was an Indian born provincial level politician from Alberta, Canada. After immigrating to Canada in 1971, Sohal went on to earn an MA and then a PhD in history from the University of Waterloo in 1979. He worked as a consultant and small businessman before entering public life.

Sohal was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the 1993 Alberta general election. He won the Calgary McCall electoral district holding it for the Progressive Conservatives. Sohal died a year into his first term in office on November 15, 1994 as a result of a heart attack while jogging.


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