Ebrahim Rasool
Ebrahim Rasool | |
|---|---|
Rasool in July 2012 | |
| South African Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 13 January 2025 – 14 March 2025 | |
| President | Cyril Ramaphosa |
| Preceded by | Ndumiso Ntshinga |
| In office 4 August 2010 – 23 February 2015 | |
| President | Jacob Zuma |
| Preceded by | Welile Nhlapo |
| Succeeded by | M. J. Mahlangu |
| 5th Premier of the Western Cape | |
| In office 30 April 2004 – 25 July 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Marthinus van Schalkwyk |
| Succeeded by | Lynne Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 July 1962 Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Spouse | Rosieda Shabodien |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Ismail and Aziza Rasool |
| Alma mater | University of Cape Town (BA) |
Ebrahim Rasool (born 15 July 1962) is a South African politician and diplomat who served as the South African Ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2015 and again in 2025, as a member of the National Assembly from 2009 to 2010, and as the 5th Premier of the Western Cape from 2004 to 2008. He is a member of the African National Congress and has held various leadership positions in the party.
On 14 March 2025, while serving as ambassador to the US, Rasool was declared persona non grata by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over his criticism of the Trump administration and expelled him from the United States.