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Dr Jeetah was elected Member of the National Assembly in December 2003 for the first time for Constituency No.7 (Piton/Rivière du Rempart), and remained so until April 2005. Dr Jeetah was re-elected as: • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.11 (Vieux Grand Port-Rose Belle), in 2005 and became Minister of Industry, Small and Medium Enterprises, Commerce & Cooperatives (2005 to 2008).He became Minister of Health & Quality of Life (2008 to 2010). • Member of the National Assembly for Constituency No.10 (Montagne Blanche- GRSE)in 2010 and became Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology till 2014. Education and Qualifications: a. University of Cambridge (2002 -2003) - ACU Research Fellowship b. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) (1984-1993) • BSc (Hons) – Textile Technology • PhD – Textile Technology

‘Courtesy call ’











Mr. Anoop Girdhar from Punjabi University, Patiala, India actually working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia paid a courtesy call upon Dr the Hon. R. Jeetah, Minister of Tertiary Education, Science, Research and Technology. Mr. A. Girdhar has organised and participated in more than 200 education fairs and events in India and neighbouring countries. He has also implemented strategies to promote ‘Study Malaysia’ in India which has resulted in the recruitment of more than 400 Indian students in the last fiscal year.