Sajjan Gohel
Sajjansinh Mayur Gohel (aka, Sajjan Gohel; born 1980) is "Director of International Security for the London-based Asia-Pacific Foundation, a terrorism think tank that researches security issues for international businesses." He runs the organisation with his father, M. J. Gohel.
As of July 2005, an individual named Sajjan Gohel is a PhD student at the London School of Economics (LSE). His supervisor is Dr Kirsten Schulze, Senior Lecturer in International History, and his research topic is "The Globalisation of Bin Ladinism: Origins, Doctrines Development and conflicts" [1].
He is the grandson of the late Jay K. Gohel, a friend of Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Party stalwart [2].
Contents
Expertise
TV
Gohel is regularly interviewed in the mainstream media as s terror expert. Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2006 he appeared 12 times on ITN and Channel four News and 15 times on BBC News and Current Affairs programmes on television.[3] Since mid 2003, Gohel has participated in a number of radio/television interviews as an expert on terrorism with the U.S., British, and Australian news media. He is variously described as functioning at the Asia-Pacific Foundation.
- By ABC News, Australia:
- as a "security analyst": [4]
- as a "terror analyst": 12 July 2005.
- On Pakistan post February 2008 elections.[5]
- By BBC:
- By Bloomberg News:
- By CBS News (Dallas, Texas):
- as a "leading counterterrorism expert who works closely with British intelligence": [10]
- By Christian Science Monitor:
- as a "terrorism expert": [11]
- By CNN:
- By NBC News/MSNBC:
- By Voice of America:
- as a "security analyst":[22]
For a longer list of his TV appearances see IMdb profile.
Quoted by:
- Sebastian Rotella, Britain to free LAX bomb suspect, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2008.
References, Resources and Contact
Resources
- Asia-Pacific Foundation
- Geo Political Research Limited
- Jay K. Gohel
- Lord Peter Inchcape
- M. J. Gohel
- Richard Cobbold
- HY501 Provisional Introductory Workshop Programme, Lent-Summer Term, 2004-05, LSE. Features Sajjan Gohel on the programme (as an MPhil to PhD upgrade candidate).
- ukdata.com - Company director listing for Sajjan Gohel.
- The Rathore Dynasty genealogy. Gives relationship between Jay K, MJ, and Sajjan Gohel.
Articles that quote Sajjan Gohel
- Clare Shoesmith, "Russian School Siege May Signal More Terror Attacks on Children", Bloomberg News, September 29, 2004. Gives Sajjan Gohel's age.
- Todd Bensman and Robert Riggs, "Violence-Preaching Web Magazine Linked To N. Texas Brothers," The Investigators CBS-11 News (KTVT, Dallas), February 10, 2005.
- Sajjan Gohel on the Heathrow Terror Plot: 'Transnational Terrorism's Obsession with the Aviation Industry' Interview by Jesse Brown terrorism.openDemocracy.net, undated
References
- ↑ Kirsten Schulze: Profile (Accessed: 8 November 2007)
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ See Powerbase page: Terrorexpertise:UK Television List.
- ↑ July 13, 2005.
- ↑ Musharraf faces calls to resign, 20 February 2008
- ↑ 6 October 2004.
- ↑ 30 April 2004.
- ↑ 16 September 2004.
- ↑ 24 November 2004.
- ↑ July 7, 2005.
- ↑ February 1, 2005.
- ↑ September 29, 2003.
- ↑ July 15, 2003;
- ↑ November 20, 2003;
- ↑ June 14, 2004;
- ↑ July 25, 2005.
- ↑ April 15, 2004.
- ↑ 23 November 2003;
- ↑ March 18, 2004; November 11, 2004.
- ↑ 21 January 2005.
- ↑ 8 September 2004.
- ↑ 11 March 2004.
