Rahman Baccus Gajraj Explained

Rahman B. Gajraj
Birth Date:	1910 5, df=y
Birth Place:	Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana)^[1]
Death Place:	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Office:	Speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana
Term Start:	16 February 1968
Term End:	4 January 1971
Predecessor:	Aubrey Percival Alleyne
Successor:	Sase Narain
Alma Mater:	Queen's College, Guyana
Occupation:	lawyer

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.

Notes and References

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