Mac Maharaj
Mac Maharaj | |
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Maharaj in 2021 | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 11 May 1994 – 1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Piet Welgemoed |
| Succeeded by | Dullah Omar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sathyandranath Ragunanan Maharaj 22 April 1935 Newcastle, Natal, Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
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Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj OLS (born 22 April 1935 in Newcastle, Natal) is a retired South African-Indian politician, businessman, and former anti-apartheid activist. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first post-apartheid Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999. He was later the official spokesperson to the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.