Cassam Moollan
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Sir Cassam Ismael Moollan (26 February 1927 – 15 November 2010) was the Acting Governor General of Mauritius
from 15 December 1985 until 17 January 1986. As chief justice of Mauritius at the time, he assumed the position immediately after the death of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
until a successor could be appointed. He was knighted in 1982.
It was at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and earned his LLB in 1950. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn
the following year. Returning to Mauritius, he practised as a lawyer from 1951-55. He was a Magistrate (1955–58), Crown Counsel (1958–64), and Senior Crown Counsel (1964–66). He was elevated to Solicitor General in 1966. In 1969, a year before his appointment as Puisne Judge, the Supreme Court, he was made Queen's Counsel (QC). He became Senior Puisne Judge in 1978, editor of the Mauritius Law Report from 1982-84. He became Chief Justice in 1982, a position he held until his retirement in 1988.
He was knighted by the Queen in 1982 and awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur from France
in 1986.
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
from 15 December 1985 until 17 January 1986. As chief justice of Mauritius at the time, he assumed the position immediately after the death of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam KT,GCMG,KCMG,LRCP, MRCS is the first Chief Minister, Prime Minister and sixth Governor General of Mauritius....
until a successor could be appointed. He was knighted in 1982.
It was at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and earned his LLB in 1950. He was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn
Lincoln's Inn
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is one of four Inns of Court in London to which barristers of England and Wales belong and where they are called to the Bar. The other three are Middle Temple, Inner Temple and Gray's Inn. Although Lincoln's Inn is able to trace its official records beyond...
the following year. Returning to Mauritius, he practised as a lawyer from 1951-55. He was a Magistrate (1955–58), Crown Counsel (1958–64), and Senior Crown Counsel (1964–66). He was elevated to Solicitor General in 1966. In 1969, a year before his appointment as Puisne Judge, the Supreme Court, he was made Queen's Counsel (QC). He became Senior Puisne Judge in 1978, editor of the Mauritius Law Report from 1982-84. He became Chief Justice in 1982, a position he held until his retirement in 1988.
He was knighted by the Queen in 1982 and awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1986.