Past & Present Leaders

This was the beginning of a new era for the Sikh Community of Malaya for they could now collectively discuss the many challenges faced by the community in relation to language, religion, cultural practices and even politics.

Dr. Tara Singh Shergill of Seremban took over as the second President and continued the good work of his predecessor and enhanced the awareness of MSU amongst the Sikhs and non-Sikhs throughout the country.

Sardar Nasib Singh of Sentul, Kuala Lumpur took over as the third President of the MSU and further consolidated the organization, enabling the MSU to further its various activities for the benefit of the community, including the establishment of religious classes in Gurdwaras.

To revive the MSU a pro-tem committee was set up in mid 1984 with Datuk Dr. Keshmahinder Singh as Chairman and Sardar Satwant Singh Aluwalia as its Secretary.

Dato’ Gurdial Singh Gill or more fondly known as Dato’ GS Gill, of Kuala Lumpur took over the helm as the 6th President of MSU.

Dato’ Darshan Singh Gill of Ipoh, became the 7th President of MSU. During his tenure MSU expanded to all the States of Malaysia, thereby increasing the number of Branches and the membership.

Sardar Sukhveer Singh Sidhu, of Kuala Lumpur, added a new chapter to the list of MSU activities, education seminars for the benefit of the young and old. These included seminars on Self Improvement, Information Technology (IT), and Social and Matrimonial Problems faced by Sikhs Youth.

Dato’ Ir. Mokkam Singh Bhullar, from Johor Bahru took over as the 10th President. Realizing the need to put MSU on a strong financial standing to further help the organizations activities, Dato’ Ir. Mokkam Singh strove to and succeeded in obtaining funds amounting to RM 100,000, providing a welcome shot in the arm for MSU.

Prior to taking up as the 11th MSU President, Datuk Dr. Jasbir Singh Pannu has served the MSU in various capacities. He is the longest serving Council Member, having been first appointed to the post in 1986. He was the MSU Assistant Secretary from 1990 t0 1992, the General Secretary from 1994 to 1998, and Deputy President 2002 to 2006.