5. Tim Uppal:
Tim Uppal was born in New Westminster, in British Columbia, Canada on November 14^th, 1974. He served as the executive producer and host of a radio show on CKER in Edmonton during 1992 to 1997. In 2004, he served as the residential finance manager at TD Canada Trust. Apart from that, he is also the Founder and President of the South Edmonton Youth Group and from 2001, has also been a member of the Capital Health Community Health Council.

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When it comes to his political career, he is currently a Member of Parliament for Edmonton- Sherwood Park. He got elected to this post in the 2008 federal elections. He currently serves as the Minister for Democratic Reform in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and he also represents the Conservative Party of Canada.

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So, like these NRIs there are lot more Indians who are serving in different sectors and different countries and are trying to make their motherland proud by their professions. These are few NRIs who you were not that much familiar with. But for sure you might know a lot about, Lakshmi Mittal, Bobby Jindal, Sunita Williams, Indra Nooyi, Ravi Shankar, etc… isn’t it?