Harry Radhakishun

Harry Radhakishun
Radhakishun in 1971
4th Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname
In office 20 November 1969 – 24 December 1973
Prime Minister	Jules Sedney
Preceded by	Johan Kraag
Succeeded by	Olton van Genderen
Minister of Finance
In office 20 November 1969 – 24 December 1973
Prime Minister	Jules Sedney
Preceded by	Edgar Wijngaarde [nl]
Succeeded by	Henck Arron
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
In office 30 June 1963 – 15 March 1967
Prime Minister	Johan Adolf Pengel
Preceded by	Sewraam Rambaran Mishre
Succeeded by	R.L. Jankie [nl]
Personal details
Born	Harry Sharuh Radhakishun (1921-07-25)25 July 1921 Paramaribo, Suriname
Died	3 January 1983(1983-01-03) (aged 61) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Political party	VHP
Spouse	Stephane (Fanny) Radhakishun-van Bruggen [1]

Harry Sharuh Radhakishun (25 July 1921 – 3 January 1983) was a Surinamese businessman and politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname and Minister of Finance from 1969 to 1973, and as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries from 1963 to 1967.^[2]

Early life

Radhakishun was born in Paramaribo in 1921. He studied at the Hendrikschool (Mulo), and also attended law classes taught by Julius Caesar de Miranda. He took part for a few years in the correspondence course for accountancy and commercial sciences offered by the La Salle Extension University in Chicago.^[2]

Publisher

Together with his wife Fanny and close friend Lou Lichtveld, Radhakishun established the publishing house Radhakishun & Co. in Paramaribo in 1952.^[1]

Politics

Radhakishun was a founding member of the VHP. He was a member of the Estates of Suriname (national legislature) from 1951 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1969.^[2]

Death

Radhakishun died in Amsterdam in January 1983 at the age of 61.^[3]

Honours

•  The Netherlands: Knight (Ridder), Order of the Netherlands Lion^[3]
•  The Netherlands: Officer (Officier), then Commander (Commandeur), Order of Orange-Nassau^[3]
•  Panama: Grand Cross (Gran Cruz), Order of Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1965) ^[2]
•  Colombia: Grand Cross (Gran Cruz), Order of San Carlos (1967) ^[2]

References

1. Michiel van Kempen (2002). Een geschiedenis van de Surinaamse literatuur, vol.4 (in Dutch). Paramaribo: Uitgeverij Okopipi. p. 52.
2. "HARRY SHARUH RADHAKISHUN (VHP), minister van Financiën". Vrije Stem: Onafhankelijk Weekblad voor Suriname (in Dutch). 1 December 1969. p. 1.
3. "Kanselarij der Nederlandse Orden: Index gedecoreerden, Achternaam: Radhakishun". Nationaal Archief (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 September 2020.