Rahman Baccus Gajraj

Rahman B. Gajraj
Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana
In office
16 February 1968 – 4 January 1971
Preceded byAubrey Percival Alleyne
Succeeded bySase Narain
Personal details
Born(1910-05-11)11 May 1910
Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana)[1]
Died23 February 2004(2004-02-23) (aged 93)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materQueen's College, Guyana
Occupationlawyer

Rahman Bacchus Gajraj, CBE (11 May 1910 – 23 February 2004) was a Guyanese politician and lawyer. He served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana from 1961 to 1964 and 1968 to 1971. He also served as Lord Mayor of Georgetown, Guyana and as a diplomat, serving as High Commissioner to India and Canada.[2][3] He died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2004.[4][5]

He was appointed a CBE in the 1965 New Year Honours List.

References

  1. ^ "Guyana Year Book". Guiana Graphic, Limited. 1 January 1965. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Personalities Caribbean". Personalities Limited. 1 January 1983. Retrieved 16 December 2016 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Narain, Frank A. (15 January 2007). "Historical Information Events & Dates in the Parliament of Guyana from 1718 to 2006" (PDF). Parliament of Guyana. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Valete" (PDF). The Scribbler (Fall 2004 ed.). Toronto: Queens College of Guyana Alumni Association: 5. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Remembering R.B. Gajraj who died last year". Stabroek News. 9 May 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2016.


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