Back كايلاش بوراج Arabic كايلاش بوراج ARZ Kailash Purryag AST Rajkeswur Purryag Danish Kailash Purryag German Κέιλας Πραγκ Greek Kailash Purryag Esperanto Kailash Purryag Spanish Rajkeswur Purryag Estonian راجکشوور پوریاگ Persian
Kailash Purryag | |
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| 5th President of Mauritius | |
| In office 21 July 2012 – 29 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Vice President | Monique Ohsan Bellepeau |
| Preceded by | Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Monique Ohsan Bellepeau (acting) |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 12 July 2005 – 20 July 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Prem Ramnah |
| Succeeded by | Razack Peeroo |
| 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius | |
| In office 22 December 1997 – 17 September 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Navin Ramgoolam |
| Preceded by | Paul Berenger |
| Succeeded by | Paul Berenger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rajkeswur Purryag 12 December 1947 Camp Fouquereaux, British Mauritius |
| Political party | Labour Party (1973–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Aneetah Purryag (1973–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Occupation | Politician (retired) |
| Profession | Law attorney |
Rajkeswur Purryag, GCSK (born 12 December 1947, also known as Kailash Purryag) is a former Mauritian politician who served as the fifth president of Mauritius from 2012 to May 2015.[1][2] He was elected president of Mauritius by the National Assembly and took office on 21 July 2012. He succeeded Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who spent nine years as president from 2003 until resigning in March 2012. Kailash Purryag previously served as Member of Parliament, Minister and Speaker of the National Assembly; he made his debut in the political arena at an early age in 1976.[3]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mauritius' ceremonial president resigns, as expected". Reuters. 29 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Kailash Purryag becomes the fifth President of the Republic of Mauritius". KotZot. Archived from the original on 23 July 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
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