Global InformationFarouk Cassim information
Farouk Cassim | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – June 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stanger, Natal Province Union of South Africa |
| Political party | Congress of the People |
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| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
Mahomed Farouk Cassim is a South African politician who served in the National Assembly and in the apartheid-era House of Delegates. After leaving the National Assembly in 2003, he joined the Congress of the People (COPE) and represented COPE as a local councillor in the City of Cape Town.
Cassim represented the Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) in the National Assembly from 1994 until March 2003, when he crossed the floor to the Peace and Justice Congress (PJC). In June 2003, following a dispute with the PJC, he resigned from Parliament and as Deputy Chairperson of Committees.