  piara singh khabra (20 november 1921obituary, the guardian, 21 june 2007 â 19 june 2007) was a british politician who served as the labour member of parliament (mp) for ealing southall from 1992 until his death. he was the fifth asian, and the first sikh, to become a british mp. from the retirement of sir edward heath in 2001 until his death, khabra was the oldest mp sitting in the house of commons, and at the end of his career was the only sitting mp to have served in the british commonwealth's forces during the second world war.statement by jack straw in hansard, 21 june 2007. ==background== khabra was born into a well-off sikh farming family in the punjab, then part of british india.obituary, the times, 21 june 2007 khabra gave his year of birth as 1924, but his marriage certificate dated it as 1921. he attended khalsa high school and punjab university, but his education was interrupted by the second world war, and he served in the indian army between 1942 and 1946. he returned to university after the war, earning a degree in social services. he joined the communist party of india, and became a teacher in an elementary school.obituary, the independent, 21 june 2007 refused a visa to emigrate to the united states, he moved to the united kingdom in 1959 leaving his wife and son behind in pu
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