India’s Honorary Consul General to Liberia, West Africa, Upjit Singh Sachdeva has been conferred with the “Knight Grand Commander”, Liberia’s highest award during 164th Independence day celebration. He belongs to Jalandhar.
Sachdeva has become the first Indian in African history to have been awarded the highest award by a sitting Liberian president since Liberia declared her Independence 164 years ago on July 26, 1847.
The award according to sources was presented to him by President of the Republic of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf for his outstanding contribution to the cause of the socio-economic development, recovery and reconstruction of Liberia after the civil war that ravaged the entire nation. Earlier, he was honoured with the Parvasi Bhartiya Award by President Pratibha Patil for enhancing India's image globally during 3-day-long Pravasi Bharatiya Divas held at the Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, in January this year. Sachdeva was born in Jalandhar and graduated from the Guru Nanak Dev University in 1982. He migrated to Liberia and started his career in 1987. He was appointed as Honorary Counsel General of India in 1998. He formed his own company Jeety Trading Corporation, which rapidly transformed into a mega building material, which has been catering to the construction and household needs of entire Liberia and Sierra Leone.
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