Mohammed Valli Moosa
Mohammed Valli Moosa | |
|---|---|
Moosa in 2016 | |
| Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism | |
| In office 17 June 1999 – 29 April 2004 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Pallo Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Marthinus van Schalkwyk |
| Minister of Constitutional Development | |
| In office May 1996 – 16 June 1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Roelf Meyer |
| Succeeded by | Sydney Mufamadi |
| Member of Constitutional Assembly | |
| In office 9 May 1994 – 11 October 1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1957 Johannesburg, South African |
| Nationality | South Africa |
| Education | BSC (Mathematics) UKZN Lenasia Secondary School |
Valli Moosa is a veteran of the South African freedom struggle. He worked closely with Nelson Mandela during the settlement talks, served as negotiator for the ANC, and participated in drafting the South African Constitution. Valli served in President Mandela's cabinet as minister of constitutional development, and in President Mbeki's government as environment minister. He joined the corporate sector in 2004 and currently serves as chairperson for WWF(SA) and as chairperson of the Constitution Hill Trust He has previously served on the boards of Anglo Platinum, Eskom, Sanlam and Sappi Ltd. Valli served as a facilitator in the global climate change negotiations for a number of years. He previously served as president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as chairman of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and as deputy chairperson of South Africa's Presidential Climate Commission.