Paramasivum Pillay "Barlen" Vyapoory (born 1945/46) is a

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; ; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a melting pot of multi-ethnic, multi-cultural and multi-religious peoples. Mauritian is made up ...

politician and diplomat who served as the fifth

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from April 2016 to November 2019.

Early life

Barlen Vyapoory previously served as High Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius to

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. Vyapoory has served as president of that organization on several occasions. He is a member of the

Militant Socialist Movement The Militant Socialist Movement (, MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius. It was the single largest political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, having won 42 of the 69 seats in the 2019 general elections; however, follow ...

. After Ameenah Gurib stepped down, he served as the acting

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until his resignation on 26 November 2019.

Awards and decorations

*: ** Grand Officer of the Most Distinguished

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References

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