Dev Manraj

Dharam Dev Manraj
30 March 1949

17 June 2024
was a prominent figure of

Mauritius Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, about off the southeastern coast of East Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island (also called Mauritius), as well as Rodrigues, Ag ...

. After becoming a fellow of th
Association of Chartered Certified Accounts
he obtained a Post-Graduate Diploma at the

International Institute for Management Development International Institute for Management Development (IMD) is an independent academic institute with campuses in Lausanne, Switzerland and Singapore. IMD is known for its executive education and its proximity to business. In 2024, it named David B ...

. He was married and had two children. Dev Manraj was very active in the edification of the modern framework of

, the setting up of major independent Authorities and more recently contributed towards the development of

as a Cyber Island. Dev Manraj was the mastermind behind most of the major projects of Mauritius, including the Ebene Cybercity, when he served as Chairman of the Business Park of Mauritius Ltd. He contributed inter alia in the setting up of th
Financial Services Commission
th
Mauritius Leasing Company Ltd.
the

National Transport Corporation National Transport Corporation or CNT is a parastatal bus operator in Mauritius. The company operates 430 buses. There are 65 bus routes, some of which carry 21,000 passengers daily. The bus fleet consists of Ashok Leyland, Tata, UD Trucks, Yut ...

and th
State Investment Corporation
amongst others. He has also participated in the drafting of the recent Budget Speeches, formulation of Capital and Recurrent budgets, fiscal policies. He was also an advisor to Sir

Anerood Jugnauth Sir Anerood Jugnauth, GCSK, (29 March 1930 – 3 June 2021) was a Mauritian statesman, politician and barrister who served both as President and Prime Minister of Mauritius. He was Member of Parliament for Piton & Riviere Du Rempart. The c ...

, former

prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

. {{DEFAULTSORT:Manraj, Dev 1949 births Mauritian Hindus Mauritian politicians of Indian descent