Prem Nababsing

Paramhamsa Nababsing, more commonly known as Prem Nababsing (24 November 1940 – 21 October 2017) was a Mauritian politician and MMM minister.

Dr

Prem Nababsing

MP
Deputy Prime Minister & Planning Minister
In office
1993–1995
Prime MinisterAneerood Jugnauth
Minister of Health
In office
1991–1993
Prime MinisterAneerood Jugnauth
Leader of Opposition
In office
1987–1991
Prime MinisterAneerood Jugnauth
Ambassador of Mauritius in France
In office
1982–1983
Prime MinisterAneerood Jugnauth
Personal details
Born(1940-11-24)24 November 1940
Camp Diable, British Mauritius
Died21 October 2017(2017-10-21) (aged 76)
Quatre Bornes, Mauritius
Political partyMouvement Militant Mauricien
Spouse(s)Vidula Seegobin-Nababsing
ChildrenNitisha,
Aruna &
Diya
Alma materUniversity of Exeter, England[1]
OccupationIndustrial Chemist

Early life

Paramhamsa (Prem) was born in Camp Diable, in the Savanne district of Mauritius. His father was a Hindu priest. By 1960 he completed his secondary education at Royal College Curepipe and secured a scholarship which enabled him to travel to England to study chemistry at University of Exeter. He graduated with a PhD by 1968 and then returned to Mauritius.[2] Prem Nababsing worked at Mauritius Chemical Fertilisers and Industries (MCFI) and the Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI).[3]

Political career

During the late 1960s and early 1970s Prem Nababsing and his wife Vidula Seegobin-Nababsing were actively involved in the newly formed MMM. At the 1976 general elections Vidula was elected to parliament in Constituency No.20. Following the victory of the MMM-PSM coalition at the 1982 elections Prem became Ambassador of Mauritius in Paris, France. At the 1983 elections Vidula was MMM candidate in Constituency No. 11 Vieux Grand Port Rose Belle but she was not elected.[4] Prem also returned to Mauritius from France after these 1983 elections. In 1987 Prem Nababsing was elected for the first time to the National Legislative Assembly in Constituency No. 13 Riviere des Angullies Souillac.[5] He held the position of Leader of the Opposition (Mauritius) from 1987 to 1991. At the 1991 elections Prem was re-elected for a 5-year term to Parliament and was part of the ruling MSM-MMM coalition.[6] He was Minister of Health until 1993, after which he became Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius until 1995.[7] In 1994 Prem Nababsing formed a new party called Renouveau Militant Mauricien (RMM).[8]

gollark: It made some sense in the past as some kind of crystallized "no promiscuity" law when we didn't have contraception and stuff.
gollark: In what way?
gollark: 5 is just elder-worship, which I do *not* agree with, no murdering is reasonable but narrow in scope, the adultery one doesn't seem very important or fundamental-law-y, stealing is bad I guess, bearing false witness is somewhat bad too I guess, the coveting ones seem unnecessary.
gollark: I like to hope I would be better than to demand obedience/worship/belief on pain of eternal torture.
gollark: Just looking up the ten commandments quickly, fully two fifths of these are just bizarre narcissistic stuff about God.

References
  1. "Prem Nababsing as I knew him". News Africa. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  2. "Prem Nababsing as I knew him". News Africa. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. Tourette, Carine. "Prem Nababsing un politicien pas comme les autres". Lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. "Results of 1983 elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius.
  5. "Results of 1987 Legislative Assembly Elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  6. "Results of 1991 elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. "Disparition de Prem Nababsing: Un scientifique de talent un peu égaré dans la politique". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  8. "Il y a 23 ans, le 27 juin 1994: Création du Renouveau militant mauricien". lexpress.mu. L'Express. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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