Mac Maharaj | |
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![]() Maharaj in 2021 | |
Minister of Transport | |
In office 11 May 1994 – 1999 | |
President | Nelson Mandela |
Preceded by | Piet Welgemoed |
Succeeded by | Dullah Omar |
Personal details | |
Born | Sathyandranath Ragunanan Maharaj 22 April 1936 Newcastle, Natal, Union of South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
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Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj OLS (born 22 April 1936 in Newcastle, Natal)[1] is a retired South African politician, businessman, and former anti-apartheid activist. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first post-apartheid Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999. He was later the official spokesperson to the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.