Abdool Razack Mohamed

Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed (1906-1978) is a former key minister in the pre and post-independence cabinet of Mauritius. He is celebrated as one of the fathers of the modern state of Mauritius [ [http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmsite/menuitem.3b12e6cd80ba695554fcea10a0208a0c/?content_id=ca813b7a7c71d010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD Address by Hon D. Gokhool, Minister of Education, at Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed School, July 6, 2006] ] , and he was the leader of the political party called the CAM (Comite D'Action Musulman. His work together with Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam of the Mauritian Labour Party is credited with being instrumental in bringing independence to Mauritius.

Born in Calcutta, India in 1906. Lord Mayor of Port Louis in 1949, 1953 and 1956. Sir Abdul Razack Mohamed served many different posts for Mauritius, including deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Development and Minister of Social Security from 1967-1976. Sir Abdul Razack Mohamed died in Rose Hill on 8 May 1978. [L'express Newspaper www.lexpress.mu] .

The centenary of his birth was commemorated by the Mauritian Government [ [http://www.gov.mu/portal/site/pmsite/menuitem.3b12e6cd80ba695554fcea10a0208a0c/?content_id=ca813b7a7c71d010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD Mauritius Government] official website] .

Notable trivia

* He is the one who had the idea of the colours of the Mauritian flag
* One of the key streets of Port Louis is named after him.
* His son Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed was Member of the National Assembly, Minister of Labour and Industrial Relations from 1976 to 1979 and Ambassador in Egypt and other Middle Eastern Countries.He is a barrister by profession. His grand son Honourable Shakeel Mohamed is MP in the National Assembly with the Labour Party and is also a barrister. The Mohamed family is the first family in Mauritius to have three generations in the National Assembly.Honourable Shakeel Mohamed was elected to the National Assembly in July 2005.

References

* [http://www.gov.mu/portal/goc/mac/file/magsarm.pdf Commemorative magazine] published by Mauritius government commemorates the 100th anniversary of Mohamed's birth
* [http://economicdevelopment.gov.mu/portal/site/pmosite/menuitem.e031c294fa00bc1a540a600248a521ca/content_id=32b80bd3bcff7010VgnVCM100000ca6a12acRCRD?content_id=f556ccb07c57a010VgnVCM1000000a04a8c0RCRD Mauritius Econimic Development Ministry] notes Mohamad's contributions