Sase Narain

Sase Narain OR SC CMG
Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana
In office 4 January 1971 – 10 June 1992
Preceded by	Rahman Baccus Gajraj
Succeeded by	Derek Chunilall Jagan
Personal details
Born	(1925-01-27)27 January 1925 Pouderoyen, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana
Died	25 August 2020(2020-08-25) (aged 95) Queenstown, Georgetown, Guyana
Political party	People's National Congress
Spouse	Shamshun (m. 1952)
Children	5
Occupation	lawyer, politician

Sase Narain OR SC CMG (27 January 1925 – 25 August 2020)^[1] was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1971 to 1992,^[2][3] becoming the longest serving Speaker in Guyana.^[4]

Early life

Sase Narain was born in Pouderoyen, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, British Guiana, and attended the Modern Educational Institute in Georgetown. After finishing high school, he went to the United Kingdom to study law. In 1957, he graduated from the City Law School in London.^[4]

When he returned to Guyana, Narain became the President of the Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha.^[5]

Speaker of the National Assembly

In 1991, Narain became the first Speaker of Guyana’s National Assembly to expel a Member of Parliament after Minister of Agriculture Isahak Basir threw a drinking glass at Narain.^[6][7]

Later career

After leaving the National Assembly, Narain resumed his law practice. He retired in 2012.^[2]

Death

Narain died on 25 August 2020 in Queenstown, Georgetown at the age of 95.^[4] Former Prime Minister Hamilton Green praised him for "his candor and his wisdom".^[1]

Honours

• Order of Roraima, Guyana^[2]
• Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, UK (1969)^[8]

References

1. "Former Speaker Sase Narain passes away at 95". Stabroek News. 25 August 2020.
2. "Reflections of a venerable public servant". Kaieteur News. 2014-11-09. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
3. Narain, Frank A. (15 January 2007). "Historical Information on the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Guyana.
4. "Longest-serving PNC House Speaker Sase Narain, 95, passes on". Guyana Times. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
5. Premdas, Ralph Rikhinand (1970). Political Parties in a Bifurcated State: The Case of Guyana (PhD thesis). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
6. Staff Reporter (2017-06-26). "Essequibo man". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
7. "Former MP, Isahak Basir, dead at 87". Kaieteur News. 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
8. Guyana list: "No. 44869". The London Gazette (7th supplement). 6 June 1969. pp. 6011–6012.