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Jayarama Valayden | |
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| Attorney General | |
| In office 2005–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Emmanuel Leung Shing |
| Succeeded by | Yatindra Nath Varma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 August 1963 Stanley, Rose Hill, British Mauritius |
| Political party | Mouvement Militant Mauricien PMSD Mouvement Republicain |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Jayarama Valayden, most commonly known as Rama Valayden is a Mauritian lawyer, social worker and politician.[1]
Early life and education
Born in 1963 in Stanley (Rose Hill) Rama Valayden attended primary school Notre Dame des Victoires RCA.[2] He then attended secondary school St. Andrews School in Rose Hill. In 1976 he formed the Sport and Literary Club of Hugnin Road. Just before the 1982 General Elections he launched a movement named 'Groupement Révolutionnaire Mauricien'.[3]
Family
Rama Valayden is married to Taslima Valayden and they have three children (Rama Jr, Haafizah and Arshad).[4]
Political career
Rama Valayden launched a new party Mouvement Républicain in 1999 and he was candidate at the September 1999 by-elections in Constituency No. 20 but he was defeated by his rival Xavier Duval.[5] At the July 2005 General Elections he was candidate of Alliance Sociale in Constituency No. 19 but he was not elected as rival alliance MSM-MMM won all three seats in that constituency.[6] At the May 2010 General Elections Rama Valayden was candidate of the PTR-PMSD-MSM coalition but he was not elected.[7] However he was Attorney General from 2005 to 2009 as his party MR was in alliance with the winning coalition of PTR-PMXD-VF-MR-MMSM.
Publications
In 2013 Rama Valayden published the book "Wrongfully Convicted: Amicale case" following the 1999 arson and murders at the gambling house known as "L'Amicale" in Port Louis. [8]
References
- ^ "Les nombreux visages de Valayden". L'Express. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ Valayden, Rama. "Leonardo da Vinci's 500th death anniversary". L'Express. Retrieved 2019-05-08.
- ^ "Les nombreux visages de Valayden". L'Express. Retrieved 2007-04-26.
- ^ "Rama, son fils, sa femme". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Results of 1999 by-elections". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Results of 2005 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Results of 2010 elections" (PDF). Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "The amicale case: Where will it go from here?". L'Express. Retrieved 2013-08-15.