Michael Dowlath is a

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

educator and politician who is the Member of Parliament for

San Fernando West San Fernando West is a parliamentary electoral district in comprising the western part of the city of San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. It came into effect in time for the 1956 Trinidad and Tobago general election. Members of Parliament This ...

. Dowlath previously served as principal of

Naparima College Naparima College (informally known as Naps) is a public secondary school for boys in Trinidad and Tobago. Located in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, San Fernando, the school was founded in 1894 but received official recognition in 1900. It was ...

and Iere High School.

Early life and education

Dowlath was born into "a family of teachers", and received his education at Penal Rock Presbyterian Primary School and

. He graduated from the

University of the West Indies The University of the West Indies (UWI), originally University College of the West Indies, is a public university system established to serve the higher education needs of the residents of 18 English-speaking countries and territories in t ...

with a degree in

chemistry Chemistry is the scientific study of the properties and behavior of matter. It is a physical science within the natural sciences that studies the chemical elements that make up matter and chemical compound, compounds made of atoms, molecules a ...

and

biochemistry Biochemistry, or biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes within and relating to living organisms. A sub-discipline of both chemistry and biology, biochemistry may be divided into three fields: structural biology, enzymology, a ...

and a diploma in education. He later earned a

Master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in education and a

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in education.

Professional career

Dowlath taught at Iere High School from 1987 to 2006, and served as principal of the school. In 2006 he was appointed principal of Naparima College and retired from that position in 2021.

Political career

Dowlath was selected by the

United National Congress The United National Congress ( UNC or UNCTT) is one of two major political parties in Trinidad and Tobago. The UNC is a Centre-left politics, centre-left party. It was founded in 1989 by Basdeo Panday, a Trinidadian lawyer, economist, trade unio ...

as their candidate for the San Fernando West seat on November 29, 2024. He contested the seat in the 2025 general elections, beating incumbent

People's National Movement The People's National Movement (PNM) is the longest-serving and oldest active Politics of Trinidad and Tobago, political party in Trinidad and Tobago. The party has dominated national and local politics for much of Trinidad and Tobago's hist ...

candidate

Faris Al-Rawi Faris Al-Rawi is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian politician. He was the former Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago from 2015 to 2022. He was the Member of the House of Representatives for the constituency of San Fernando West from 2015 to 202 ...

Electoral record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dowlath, Michael Trinidad and Tobago educators Living people People educated at Naparima College 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago politicians University of the West Indies alumni United National Congress politicians Members of the House of Representatives (Trinidad and Tobago) Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian people Trinidad and Tobago politicians of Indian descent