Rashid Beebeejaun

Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun, GCSK[2] (born on 22 December 1935) is a former Deputy Prime Minister[3] and Minister of Public Utilities of Mauritius and he has been in office since 2008. He is the Deputy leader of the Mauritian Labor Party since 2004 and is the first person to hold office of Prime Minister in the Mauritius line of Succession. Navin Ramgoolam appointed Beebeejaun on 7 July 2005 as deputy prime minister after winning the 2005 general elections. He was born in Riviere du Rempart and was a doctor and practitioner in Mauritius before entering politics. In 2007 he was elevated to the rank of Grand Commander of the Star And Key of Indian Ocean[4] by the President of the country Sir Anerood Jugnauth.

The Honourable
Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun

GCSK
Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius
In office
7 July 2005 – 2010
PresidentAnerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
Vice PresidentAngidi Chettiar
Raouf Bundhun
Preceded byPravind Jugnauth
Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities
In office
3 October 2008 – 2010
PresidentAnerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
Vice PresidentAngidi Chettiar
Preceded byAbu Kasenally
Personal details
Born (1935-12-22) 22 December 1935
Rivière du Rempart, British Mauritius
Political partyMauritian Labor Party
Spouse(s)(Bibi) Khatijan Rawat
ChildrenSaleem Beebeejaun
Raishma D’Souza
Haroon Beebeejaun
ProfessionChild Health Consultant (1971–1993)[1]
Websitewww.gov.mu/portal/site/mpusite/menuitem.9d0d39ffd0e7ba1261f5fbbea0208a0c/

Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun graduated with a degree in medicine from the University of Birmingham and is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.[1]

Beebeejaun was awarded an honorary DUniv by Birmingham University in 2011.[5]

References
  1. "Honorable members of the government". Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  2. "The Minister". Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Home". web.archive.org. 23 February 2012.
  5. "Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham since 2000" (PDF). University of Birmingham. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.