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Sarabjit (Sabi) Singh Marwah (born July 12, 1951) is a former member of the Canadian Senate. He is a former vice chairman and chief operating officer of Scotiabank, retiring in 2014 after 35 years with the bank where he began his career as a financial analyst. He has served on the boards of the C.D. Howe Institute, the Toronto International Film Festival, Torstar Corporation, Cineplex Inc., George Weston Ltd., Telus Corp. and the Hospital for Sick Children. He is also a founding member of the Sikh Foundation of Canada.

Marwah is Sikh and was born in India. He earned an undergraduate degree in economics at the University of Calcutta, a master's degree in economics at the University of Delhi, and an MBA from UCLA.

Marwah has an honorary doctorate from Ryerson University for advancing social inclusion in business.

His appointment to the Senate was announced on October 31, 2016. He was the first Sikh to be a member of the Canadian Senate. On September 7, 2023, he resigned from the Senate. At the time of his resignation, he was a member of the Independent Senators Group.

References

1. "Trudeau taps former banker, cop and judge for Senate". Toronto Star, October 30, 2016.
2. ^ "Bay Street stalwarts Howard Wetston and Sabi Marwah make list of Senate appointments". National Post, October 31, 2016.
3. ^ "PM Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Ontario". 31 October 2016.
4. https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/marwah-sarabjit/ Senate of Canada biography of Marwah

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• 1951 births
• Independent Senators Group
• University of Calcutta alumni