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Abu Kasenally

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Dr.
Abu Twalib Kasenally
أبو طالب كاسينالي
Minister of Housing & lands
In office
13 September 2008 – 20 November 2014
PresidentSir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
Succeeded byShowkatally Soodhun
Minister of Public Utilities
In office
12 July 2005 – 13 September 2008
PresidentSir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
Succeeded byRashid Beebeejaun
2nd Member of Parliament
for
No.13 RDA-Souillac
In office
11 May 2010 – 10 November 2014
PresidentSir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterPaul Berenger
Preceded byRam Mardemootoo
1st Member of Parliament
for
No.15 LC-Phoenix
In office
5 July 2005 – 11 May 2010
PresidentSir Anerood Jugnauth
Prime MinisterNavin Ramgoolam
Preceded byLeela Devi Dookun
Succeeded byPatrick Assirvaden
Personal details
Born (1941-08-10) 10 August 1941 (age 83)
Rivière du Rempart, Mauritius
Political partyMauritian Labour Party
OccupationPhysician
Website[1]

Abu Twalib Kasenally MP (born أبو طالب كاسينالي on 10 August 1941) is a Mauritian physician and politician. He is more commonly known as "Abu Kasenally".

Political career

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He practised surgery since 1974 and became Regional Health Director and Principal Medical Officer (PMO) at the Ministry of Health. In 2000 he resigned from the Civil Service to join politics. At the 11 September 2000 National Assembly Elections he was candidate of Labour-PMXD coalition in Constituency No.3 Port Louis Maritime and Port Louis East but failed to be elected with only 5744 votes.[1]

At the 3 July 2005 elections he was elected in Constituency No.15 (La Caverne-Phoenix) after campaigning for Alliance Social (PTR-PMXD-VF-MR-MMSM).[2] He was appointed Minister of Public Utilities in 2005 before being appointed as Minister of Housing in 2008.[citation needed]

At the 5 May 2010 elections Abu Kasenally was elected in Constituency No.13 (Rivière des Anguilles-Souillac) as candidate for the PTR-PMSD-MSM coalition.[3] Abu Kasenally was Minister of Housing & Lands until the December 2014 elections.[4] He did not participate in the 2014 elections and 2019 elections.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Results of 2000 elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Results of 2005 National Assembly elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Results of 2010 National Assembly elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  4. ^ "State Land: Minister Kasenally Confused". Business Mega. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Results of 2014 National Assembly elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Results of 2019 National Assembly elections" (PDF). Office of Electoral Commissioner. Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 26 July 2020.