Muhammad Reza Cassam Uteem (born 1 December 1971) is a

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably ...

politician who is commonly known as Reza Uteem.

Early life and education

Reza Uteem is the son of past President of Mauritius

Cassam Uteem Cassam Uteem, GCSK (born in Port Louis on 22 March 1941) is a Mauritian political figure who served as the second president of Mauritius from 30 June 1992 to 15 February 2002. He is the longest served president of Mauritius, having served for nea ...

. He was educated at the

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(LLB) and King's College London where he graduated with an LLM in International Business Law and was a

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. He was called to the Bar in England and in Mauritius and is the founder and head of Uteem Chambers.

Political career

He served as Second Member for Constituency No.2 Port Louis South & Port Louis Central in the

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since 6 May 2010. He was returned as First Member for the same constituency on 11 December 2014. He is the President of Mouvement Militant Mauricien.Biodata of Honourable Muhammad Reza Cassam Uteem, MP
gov.mu. Accessed 29 January 2023.

References

1971 births Living people Mauritian politicians of Indian descent Alumni of the University of Buckingham Alumni of King's College London Members of the National Assembly (Mauritius) Chevening Scholars {{Mauritius-politician-stub