Background
Harbhajan Singh was born in Punjab, India on 10 September 1956.
Harbhajan Singh was born in Punjab, India on 10 September 1956.
He is a former sport person who has represented Punjab in Athletics and Judo. His career began in 1980 when he joined Indo-Tibetan Border Police as an officer in the gazetted rank and is the incumbent Inspector General of ITBP. Singh is credited with three Mountain. Everest attempts out of which he was successful in his initial attempt in 1992.
Since then, he has scaled Nanda Devi, the third highest peak in India, and eight others such as Mount Abhigamin, Mana Peak, Mount Nunkun, White Needle, Mount Pinnacle, Mount Pyramid, Mount Stok Kangri and Mount Kasket.
He also has led a team of skiers who skied down the Mount Everest in 2009.