Rashid Beebeejaun

The Honourable Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun GCSK
Beebeejaun on left
9th Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius
In office 7 July 2005 – 17 December 2014
President	Anerood Jugnauth
Prime Minister	Navin Ramgoolam
Preceded by	Pravind Jugnauth
Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities
In office 3 October 2008 – 17 December 2014
President	Anerood Jugnauth
Prime Minister	Navin Ramgoolam
Preceded by	Abu Kasenally
Personal details
Born	(1934-12-22) 22 December 1934 (age 89) Rivière du Rempart, British Mauritius
Political party	Mauritian Labor Party
Spouse	(Bibi) Khatijan Rawat
Children	Saleem Beebeejaun Raishma D’Souza Haroon Beebeejaun
Profession	Child Health Consultant (1971–1993)[1]

Ahmed Rashid Beebeejaun, GCSK^[2] (born on 22 December 1934) is a former Deputy Prime Minister^[3] and Minister of Public Utilities of Mauritius. He was the Deputy leader of the Mauritian Labor Party and was the first person to hold office of Prime Minister in the Mauritius line of Succession during Navin Ramgoolam's tenure as Prime Minister.

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 then President of the country Sir Anerood Jugnauth.

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. "Government". Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
4. "Home". 23 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 February 2012.
5. "Honorary Graduates of the University of Birmingham since 2000" (PDF). University of Birmingham. Retrieved 30 December 2018.