Former Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir Singh Grewal became the first Sikh state attorney general after his nomination was confirmed by the governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy on Tuesday.
Grewal, 44, is also the first South Asian-American attorney general in New Jersey.
The Senate voted 29-0 on Tuesday, the 16th January to confirm his nomination.
"I never imagined that my life's journey could bring me here today," Grewal said after his confirmation.
Grewal’s nomination is the second notable accomplishment of Sikhs in New Jersey, and in United States.
Last month, Ravinder Bhalla was elected mayor of Hoboken becoming the first Sikh to hold that office in New Jersey.
Meet the Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal
Grewal is a first-generation New Jersey resident, born to Indian immigrant parents in Jersey City and raised in Hudson and Bergen counties.
He was appointed as Acting Bergen County Prosecutor on January 4, 2016, and sworn in as Bergen County Prosecutor on November 14, 2016.
As Prosecutor, he was the chief law enforcement officer of Bergen County – the most populous county in New Jersey and home to nearly 1 million residents living in 70 municipalities.
Gurbir Grewal with his family; Photo Twitter @FirstladyNJ Source: Supplied
Before becoming a federal prosecutor, he also served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States.
Grewal graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in 1995.
He obtained his law degree from the College of William & Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1999.
Grewal is a native of New Jersey, and currently resides in Glen Rock with his wife, Amrit, and their three daughters, Kyrpa, Mayher, and Mahek.
