Kareem Musa is a Belizean politician. A member of the

People's United Party The People's United Party (PUP) is one of two major political parties in Belize. It is currently the governing party of Belize after success in the 2020 Belizean general election, winning a majority of 26 seats out of 31 in the Belizean House ...

, he has represented the Caribbean Shores constituency in the Belize House since 2015. Also, he is the minister of the Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries. He is the son of former

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Said Musa Said Wilbert Musa (, born 19 March 1944) is a Belizean lawyer and politician. He was the Prime Minister of Belize from 28 August 1998 to 8 February 2008. Early life and education Said Wilbert Musa was born in 1944 in San Ignacio in the Cayo D ...

Early life and education

An avid tennis player in his youth, he won the under-14 and under-18 national boys titles in the sport. He went to St. John's High School in

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. He then attended university in the

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and graduated from

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(LSU) with a degree in Sociology with emphasis on Criminology. He attended Law School at the

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(Barbados) and

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(Jamaica). He graduated from Norman Manley Law School with Honors and immediately took up practice in criminal, civil, corporate and real estate law at the Law Firm of Musa & Balderamos.

Political career

From a very young age, Kareem was interested in the justice system and representing those who were less fortunate. Active in politics since 1996, he decided to throw his hat in the ring in 2014, and in 2015 pulled off an incredible win in that division. He has never stopped serving the people or his Party and became the Deputy Leader of the East shortly after his victory in 2015. He served as a shadow Minister for the Attorney-General's Ministry and Public Utilities until the

2020 Belizean general election General elections were held in Belize on 11 November 2020 to elect the 31 members of the House of Representatives. Nomination day was 21 October. The People's United Party achieved its first national election victory since 2003, winning 26 seats ...

. He currently serves as Ministry of Home Affairs & New Growth Industries.

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External links

People's Unity Party bio
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People's United Party politicians Members of the Belize House of Representatives for Caribbean Shores Louisiana State University alumni 21st-century Belizean politicians Belizean lawyers Government ministers of Belize {{Belize-politician-stub