Position: Ambassador of Mauritius to Germany as from December 2010 and since 18th June 2013 also to Austria.
Current Address: Mauritius Embassy, 84 Kurfürstenstr. 84, 10787 Berlin
Telephone: + 49 - 30- 26 39 360
Fax: + 49 - 30- 26 55 8323
Email: ambassador@mauritius-embassy.de
Date of Birth: 11 October 1951
Nationality: Mauritian
Family Status: Married
Children: one 26 year old son
Languages: English, French & German
Education: - Master’s Degree in Fisheries Biology, Kiel University, 1977
- Post Graduate Course in Diplomacy, Theory & Practice- run by Diplo Foundation, Malta, April 2008
- Post Graduate Course in International Trade Relations & Diplomacy, Diplo Foundation, Malta, November 2008
- Post Graduate Course in Climate Change & Diplomacy, Diplo Foundation, Malta, February 2009
Interests: Scuba diving, Painting, Folk Music, Short Story Writing
Work Experience : 1978 to 1983 – Research Officer, Ministry of Fisheries, Mauritius
1990 – Marketing Executive, Maritim Hotel, Balaclava, Mauritius
1992 - Deputy Director, Colonial Coconut Hotel, Mauritius
1993 - Manager, Poncini Jewellery Duty Free Shops in Mauritius
1995 – Managing Director, Nirvana Indian Restaurant and Secrets Night Club, Pereybere, Mauritius
2006 to 2008 – Adviser on Fisheries, Ministry of Agro-Industry & Fisheries, Responsible for the Competent Authority for Fisheries Export to the European Union
2008 - 2010- Adviser on International Trade, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Cooperation & International Trade
