Preceded by Welile Nhlapo Role South African Politician Spouse(s) Rosieda Shabodien | Children 1 son and 1 daughter Party African National Congress Name Ebrahim Rasool Succeeded by Lynne Brown | |
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Preceded by Marthinus van Schalkwyk Born 15 July 1962 (age 61)
District Six, Cape Town, South Africa ( 1962-07-15 ) Political party African National Congress Parents Ismail and Aziza Rasool Books Adjustments Estimate 2003 and Medium Term Budget Policy Statement 2004-2007: Speech Similar People Nelson Mandela, Oliver Tambo, John Langalibalele Dube, Sol Plaatje, Pixley ka Isaka Seme | ||
Education University of Cape Town | ||
Excerpts of south african ambassador ebrahim rasool s keynote address at cair s banquet
Ebrahim Rasool (born 15 July 1962, Cape Town, South Africa) is a South African politician who also served as the South African Ambassador to the United States. between 2010 and 2015. He was replaced by H.E. Ambassador Mninwa Mahlangu who presented his credentials to President Barack Obama on Monday, 23 February 2015. Ebrahim Rasool was the Premier of the Western Cape province from 2004 to 2008. He is a member of the African National Congress. Whilst he was Premier Rasool launched an aggressive series of anti-gang policies that targeted gang members economic interests and stepped up police investigations into alleged gang leaders. Following the arrest of gang leader Quinton ‘Mr Big’ Marinus Rasool and then Western Cape Provincial Minister of Community Safety and political ally Leonard Ramatlakane started receiving death threats allegedly from the Chinese Triads. This led Ramatlakane to controversially spend R347,716 of public money on security improvements to his home.
Contents
- Excerpts of south african ambassador ebrahim rasool s keynote address at cair s banquet
- South african ambassador ebrahim rasool on the rock newman show
- Controversy
- References
On 14 July 2008, Rasool was recalled from the position of premier by the National Executive Committee of the ANC, as the ANC leadership had grown tired of giving preference to the large Muslim and Cape Coloured populations in the Western Cape. His successor was Economic Development and Tourism MEC Lynne Brown.
In July 2010, Rasool was appointed South Africa's ambassador to the United States.
South african ambassador ebrahim rasool on the rock newman show
Controversy
In 2010 before being deployed to the United States an investigation was launched into allegations that Rasool was paying a political reporter in a mainstream newspaper to write articles that portrayed him favourably. This investigation is currently stalled due to material witnesses refusing to cooperate with the investigation.
