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" .

He is the grandson of the late Jay K. Gohel, a friend of Margaret Thatcher and Conservative Party stalwart .

Expertise

Since mid 2003, Gohel participated in a number of radio/television interviews as an expert on terrorism with the U.S., British, and Australian news media. Sajjan Gohel is variously described as functioning at the Asia-Pacific Foundation

• By ABC News, Australia:

• as a "security analyst":
• as a "terror analyst": July 12, 2005.

• By BBC:

1 Nov 2007, Newsnight

• no title: 6 October 2004.
• as a "security analyst": 30 April 2004.</ref>

• By Bloomberg News:

• as a "director at the London-based Asia Pacific Foundation, a security-analysis company":
• as a "terrorism expert":

• By CBS News (Dallas, Texas):

• as a "leading counterterrorism expert who works closely with British intelligence":

• By Christian Science Monitor:

• as a "terrorism expert":

• By CNN:

• no title:
• as "director of International Security":
• as an "international security analyst":
• as a "terrorism expert":

• By NBC News/MSNBC:

• as an "analyst at Asia-Pacific Foundation":
• as a "director of international studies at the Asia-Pacific Foundation, terrorism expert":

• By Voice of America:

• as a "security analyst":

References, Resources and Contact

Resources

• Asia-Pacific Foundation
• Geo Political Research Limited
• Jay K. Gohel
• Lord Peter Inchcape
• M. J. Gohel
• Richard Cobbold
• Dr Kirsten Schulze, Senior Lecturer in International History, homepage, London School of Economics. Undated, accessed July 2005.
• 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.