Shakeel Mohamed’s biography, fact, career, awards, net worth and life story

Intro Mauritian Politician
Is Politician
From Mauritius
Type Politics
Gender male
Birth

1968

Age 53 years
Politics Labour Party

Shakeel Ahmed Yousuf Abdul Razack Mohamed (born on 25 August 1968) is a Mauritian Barrister and politician serving as member of parliament for Port Louis Maritime and Port Louis East. He became the Leader of the Labour Party Parliamentary Group when party leader Navin Ramgoolam was not elected to parliament in 2014.

Mohamed is the son of Yousouf Mohamed, former MP and Minister who is himself the son of Indian born-Mauritian Minister Abdool Razack Mohamed with his second wife, Ducasse.

Mohamed was a member of the Militant Socialist Movement and was a candidate in the 1995 election where he was not elected. He became a disciple of Anerood Jugnauth but later disagreed with him on policy issues. He then resigned from the party and joined the Labour Party in 2000. He has served as a member of parliament since 2005.

He was appointed as Minister in the cabinet of Navin Ramgoolam from 2010 to 2014. He was the most senior member of the party, out of its 4 elected candidates, and was therefore appointed to serve as Parliamentary group leader.

Education and Professional career

Mohamed is an alumnus of the University of Buckingham, where he read law. He was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1990 by the Middle Temple Inns of Court.

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