Bhinod Bacha
Sir Bhinod Bacha, CMG, is the former most senior Civil Servant (Secretary to Cabinet and Head of the Civil Service) of Mauritius.[1][2]
He joined the Civil Service in 1968, working mainly at the Prime Minister's Office during Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam's and later Sir Anerood Jugnauth's terms in office as Prime Minister. By 1981 he had been promoted to Head of the Civil Service.[3] He was also a board member of several para-statal bodies.
After the 2010 General Elections he was nominated as an Advisor at the Ministry of Land and Housing, but had to resign after the 2014 General Elections.[4][5]
In February 2017, he was appointed as an Advisor at the Prime Minister's Office, soon after the resignation of Sir Anerood Jugnauth.[6]
Controversies
Following the Quatre Bornes house fire on 6 June 1994 during which his wife Kathleen and son Lamesh died, Sir Bhinod Bacha and his companion Joyce Castellano were jailed and faced murder charges. However they were both acquitted in 1996.[7][8]
Recognition
He was knighted in December 1991 during Queen Elizabeth II's 1992 New Year Honours, thus becoming one of the last Mauritians to receive a British honour as a few months later Mauritius became a republic in March 1992.[9]
References
- ^ Boulle, Jérôme; Sivaramen, Nad (12 February 2018). "50ansMoris: ces grands commis de l'État". L'Express. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "Sir Bhinod Bacha: Il n'était pas né avec une cuillère en argent". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ^ "Sir Bhinod Bacha: Pourquoi je pardonne à mon aggresseur". 5 Plus. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Conseillers du Premier ministre: les "dinosaures" ont le vent en poupe". L'Express. 12 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ "Sir Bhinod Bacha démissionne en tant que Senior Advisor au PMO". L'Express. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- ^ "Sir Bhinod Bacha fait son retour au PMO". Defimedia. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
- ^ "Dans la presse du 25 mars". L'Express. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Moorlah, Suresh (20 May 2017). "Cour suprême: Sir Bhinod Bacha et son épouse en instance de divorce". L'Express. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Third Supplement to London Gazette 30 December 1991" (PDF). The Gazette. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ "Objectives of Cabinet Office". Government of Mauritius. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- ^ "Le frère de Alan Ganoo nommé Président du Civil Service College". Zinfos Moris. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Fonction publique: Suresh Seeballuck tire sa révérence". L'Express. 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
- ^ "Interview de Suresh Chandre Seeballuck, GOSK, ancien chef de la Fonction publique". Le Mauricien. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "Hommage : Yussuf Abdullatiff, ancien Senior Chief Executive, est décédé". Defimedia. Retrieved 2020-06-19.