Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born

Date: 21 Jun 1939
Updated: 21 Jun 2021

Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa was born in Schweizer-Reneke, Western Transvaal (now North-West Province). He carried out a wide range of political duties as designated by the President and had specific responsibility for the Office on the Rights of the Child (ORC), Office on the Status of Disabled People (OSPD), Office on the Status of Women (OSW), the National Youth Commission and the Government Communication and Information System (GCIS). Pahad was also on the Board of the SA 2010 World Cup Local Organising Committee. He is a member of the African National Congress (ANC).

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01GCIS, 'Essop Pahad', [online], available at: www.gcis.gov.za(Accessed: 21 June 2013)
02Who's who Essop Pahad [online] Available at: https://whoswho.co.za [Accessed on 23 June 2013]

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011596

South African History Online (2011) 'Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011596 (Accessed: 26 August 2026).

South African History Online, Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011596, (accessed 26 August 2026).

"Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011596. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "Dr. Essop Goolam Pahad, former Minister in the Presidency of the Republic of South Africa is born." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011596.