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Kader Asmal

South African politician · South Africa · On the map · Politicians · Lived 1934 to 2011 · aged 76

Abdul Kader Asmal was a lawyer in South Africa and Ireland and later a South African politician.

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Stockholm Water Prize2000
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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He was a Senior Lecturer in Trinity College Dublin and a professor of human rights at the University of the Western Cape, chairman of the council of the University of the North and vice-president of the African Association of International Law. He was married to Louise Parkinson and had two sons.

Country
South Africa
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2011 · aged 76