Mac Maharaj

Mac Maharaj
Maharaj in 2021
Minister of Transport
In office
11 May 1994 – 1999
PresidentNelson Mandela
Preceded byPiet Welgemoed
Succeeded byDullah Omar
Personal details
BornSathyandranath Ragunanan Maharaj
(1935-04-22) 22 April 1935
PartyAfrican 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) is a retired South African-Indian 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.