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Leela Devi Dookhun

Politician

Leela Devi Dookhun is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Leela Devi Dookhun · Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun · लीला देवी दुखुन · লীলা দেবী দুখুন				[sources]
Other name	Dookun-Luchoomun, Leela Devi · Leela Devi Dookhun Luchoomun · Leela Devi Dookun Luchoomun · Leela Devi Dookun-Lutchmun				[sources]
Birth date	1961-04-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Vacoas-Phoenix				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Mauritius				[sources]
Country	Mauritius				[sources]
Citizenship	Mauritius				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Leela · Leela Devi				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6516249				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology (2019-) · National Assembly (member, 2014-) · Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius (2019-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Mauritian politician (born 1961)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-14

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology	2019-11-12	-

Data sources

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-mauritius-leela-devi-dookun-luchoomun-min-of-education-tertiary-education-scientific-and-technology · evpo-719b241e-bef2-409c-abd6-8faaf849c070 · us-cia-mauritius-leela-devi-dookun-luchoomun-minister-of-education-tertiary-education-scientific-and-technology

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