Harry Krishnan Tirvengadum
Sir Harry Tirvengadum Kt | |
|---|---|
| Managing Director Air Mauritius | |
| In office 1978–1997 | |
| Chairman Air Afrique | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1933 Stanley, Rose Hill, British Mauritius |
| Occupation | Administration |
Sir Harry Krishnan Tirvengadum, more commonly known as Harry Tirvengadum or HK Tirvengadum (born on September 02, 1933 in Mauritius) is a Mauritian who was the Chairman and Managing Director of Air Mauritius.[1]
Early life and education
Harry Krishnan Tirvengadum was born in Stanley, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill in 1933 to Govinden Tirvengadum who was a Court Interpreter and Meenatchee Sangeelee, a housewife who gave birth to seven children. [2] He completed his secondary education at Royal College Curepipe before travelling to the United Kingdom to study business administration at Oxford University.[3]
Family
On 30 October 1970 Harry Krishnan Tirvengadum married Elahe Amin Amin, an Iranian national who was living in Japan.[4]Their three daughters are Shirin Kinoshita, Selina Sheila and Melissa Tirvengadum.[5]
Business career
After returning to Mauritius Harry Krishnan Tirvengadum worked at the Ministry of Information and Rogers Group before being employed at Air Mauritius in 1972. He became Managing Director (MD) of Air Mauritius in 1978, a position which had been held by Sir Amédée Maingard since 1967.[6] Tirvengadum remained MD of the national airline corporation until February 1997 when he was succeeded by Nash Mallam Hassam.[7]
After leaving Air Mauritius Sir Harry Tirvengadum became Chairman of airline company Air Afrique which is based in Ivory Coast.[8] He led that organisation until 30 January 1999 where he was succeeded by Tijane Sylla.[9]
Recognition
In December 1987 Harry Krishnan Tirvengadum was knighted.[10] He travelled to Libya at the end of 2003 to receive a Distinguished Service Award of the African Airlines Association (AAA). For many years he was an active participant in conferences organised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA).[11]
References
- ^ "Profile of Harry Tirvengadum". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Profile of Harry Tirvengadum". UK Who's Who. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Amour, gloire et déchéance". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Amour, gloire et déchéance". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Thanay, Kursley. "Interdiction de vendre des biens immobiliers: les trois filles de Sir Harry Tirvengadum désavouées". Defimedia. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ Hilbert, Patrick. "Démission de Somas Appavou - Air Mauritius : les dessous d'un départ annoncé". Defimedia. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ^ Hilbert, Patrick. "Megh Pillay fait son come-back à la direction d'Air Mauritius". Defimedia. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "Harry heads to Air Afrique (1997)". Flight Global. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "Sir Harry cites bad health as he resigns from Air Afrique (January 1999)". Flight Global. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ "1987 Honours and Awards" (PDF). The London Gazette. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- ^ Gouges, Guillaume. "Ile Maurice: Sir Harry Tirvengadum décoré en Libye". Retrieved 2003-11-13.