Mac Maharaj

Mac Maharaj
Maharaj in 2021
Minister of Transport
In office 11 May 1994 – 1999
President	Nelson Mandela
Preceded by	Piet Welgemoed
Succeeded by	Dullah Omar
Personal details
Born	Sathyandranath Ragunanan Maharaj (1935-04-22) 22 April 1935 (age 89) Newcastle, Natal, Union of South Africa
Political party	African National Congress
Other political affiliations	South African Communist Party

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Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj OLS (born 22 April 1935 in Newcastle, Natal)^[1] is a retired South African politician, businessman, and former anti-apartheid activist. A member of the African National Congress (ANC), he was the first post-apartheid Minister of Transport from 1994 to 1999. He was later the official spokesperson to the President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma.