Ahmed Kathrada

Ahmed Kathrada
Kathrada in 2016
Parliamentary Counsellor to the President of South Africa
In office 10 May 1994 – 16 June 1999
President	Nelson Mandela
Member of the Parliament of South Africa
In office 1994–1999
Constituency	Lenasia
Personal details
Born	Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada (1929-08-21)21 August 1929 Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa
Died	28 March 2017(2017-03-28) (aged 87) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Other political affiliations	South African Communist Party
Spouse	Barbara Hogan
Alma mater	University of South Africa
Occupation	Anti-apartheid activist politician writer
Website	kathradafoundation.org
Nickname	"Kathy"
Criminal charge	Sabotage, seditious conspiracy
Trial	Rivonia trial
Penalty	Jailed (1964–89)

Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada OMSG (21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy", was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist.

Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the Rivonia Trial, in which he was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison. Following his release in 1990, he was elected to serve as a member of parliament, representing the ANC. He authored a book, No Bread for Mandela – Memoirs of Ahmed Kathrada, Prisoner No. 468/64.