Iram Dewitt Lewis (born 3 May 1965) is a Bahamian

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politician and former sprinter who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Grand Bahama since 2017. He became the president of the

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Amateur Athletic Association in 2015. He was appointed Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture in March 2021. He participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the

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as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m relay team. They advanced through their first heat and into the semifinals in 1996 but did not do this in 2000. Lewis' personal best 100m time is 10.20, set in 1988 (

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) 9.95 (wind-aided Fl.) 200m 20.64 1998 Nassau.

Early life

Lewis was born in

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. He is the son of the Reverend Aram Lewis. He attended Water Cay All Age School, where he was made Head Boy, and then Freeport High School. He pursued an

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at the College of the Bahamas before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts then a graduate degree,

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from

Personal life

Lewis lost his son in 2015.

References

Living people 1965 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Bahamian male sprinters Bahamian sportsperson-politicians Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas Free National Movement politicians Culture ministers of the Bahamas Sports ministers of the Bahamas Youth ministers of the Bahamas Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas Olympic athletes for the Bahamas Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas Tuskegee University alumni University of the Bahamas alumni World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas {{Bahamas-athletics-bio-stub