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Rahman Baccus Gajraj

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Succeeded by
  
Sase Narain

Occupation
  
lawyer

Name
  
Rahman Gajraj


Preceded by
  
Aubrey Percival Alleyne

Born
  
11 May 1910 Georgetown, Guyana (
1910-05-11
)

Died
  
23 February 2004(2004-02-23) (aged 93) Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Alma mater
  
Queen's College, Guyana

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 Mayor of Georgetown and as a diplomat, serving as High Commissioner to India, and Canada. He died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2004.

He was appointed CBE in the 1965 New Year Honours.

References

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