(1947-12-04) 4 December 1947 (age 76) Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Nationality
Irish
Political party
Labour Party
Spouse
Claire Bhamjee
(m. 1975)
Children
2
Alma mater
Royal College of Surgeons
Moosajee Bhamjee (born 4 December 1947) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1992 to 1997.[1] Bhamjee was Ireland's first Muslim TD.[2]
^"Moosajee Bhamjee". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
^"Country's first Muslim TD points to 'very poor' level of diversity in politics". Irish Examiner. 23 August 2017.
MoosajeeBhamjee (born 4 December 1947) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1992...
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