Mnyamezeli Booi | |
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Member of the National Assembly | |
In office May 1994 – 7 May 2019 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 October 1958 |
Citizenship | South Africa |
Political party | African National Congress |
Mnyamezeli Shedrack "Nyami" Booi (born 15 October 1958) is a South African politician who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2019. During that time he served as Chief Whip of the Majority Party from October 2008 to April 2009 and as Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans from June 2009 to October 2010.
A former anti-apartheid activist, Booi served on the ANC National Executive Committee between 2007 and 2012. He was convicted of fraud in 2009 in relation to the Travelgate scandal, and in 2019 he was reprimanded in Parliament for violating parliamentary rules about the disclosure of external financial interests.