Kailash Purryag

President of Mauritius from 2012 to 2015
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Kailash Purryag

Summary

Kailash Purryag is a human[1]. He was born in Vacoas-Phoenix[2]. He was born on +1947-12-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Port Louis[4]. He died on +2025-06-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a politician[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Kailash Purryag's place of birth was Vacoas-Phoenix[2].
  • Kailash Purryag died in Port Louis[4].
  • Kailash Purryag was born on +1947-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Kailash Purryag died on +2025-06-21T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Kailash Purryag held citizenship in Mauritius[8].
  • Kailash Purryag worked as a politician[6].
  • Kailash Purryag held the position of President of Mauritius[9].
  • Kailash Purryag held the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius[10].
  • Kailash Purryag held the position of Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius[11].
  • Kailash Purryag held the position of Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius[12].
  • Kailash Purryag's religion is recorded as Hinduism[13].
  • Kailash Purryag's image is recorded as President of the Republic of Mauritius, Mr. Rajkeswur Purryag (cropped).jpg[14].
  • Kailash Purryag is recorded as male[15].
  • Kailash Purryag's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Kailash Purryag was affiliated with the Labour Party[17].
  • Kailash Purryag's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4413164661917903390006[18].
  • Kailash Purryag's GND ID is recorded as 1252674406[19].
  • Kailash Purryag's Commons category is recorded as Kailash Purryag[20].
  • Kailash Purryag's honorific prefix is recorded as The Honourable[21].
  • Kailash Purryag's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gttwt0[22].
  • Kailash Purryag's given name is recorded as Kailash[23].
  • Kailash Purryag's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[24].
  • Kailash Purryag's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French[25].
  • Kailash Purryag's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kailash Purryag'}[26].
  • Kailash Purryag's number of children is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Kailash Purryag's place of birth was Vacoas-Phoenix[2]. He was born on +1947-12-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Kailash Purryag worked as a politician[6]. Positions held include President of Mauritius[9], a position[28], in Mauritius[29], founded in 1992[30]; Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritius[10], a position[31], in Mauritius[32]; Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius[11], a public office[33]; and Deputy Prime Minister of Mauritius[12], a position[34].

Personal Life

Kailash Purryag's religion is recorded as Hinduism[13]. He was affiliated with the Labour Party[17].

Death and Burial

Kailash Purryag died on +2025-06-21T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Port Louis[4].

Why It Matters

Kailash Purryag ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,283 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Kailash Purryag born?

Kailash Purryag's place of birth was Vacoas-Phoenix[2].

Where did Kailash Purryag die?

Kailash Purryag died in Port Louis[4].

What did Kailash Purryag do for work?

Kailash Purryag worked as politician[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . lemauricien.com. Retrieved . lemauricien.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . lemauricien.com. Retrieved . lemauricien.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Citizenship
    Given name Kailash
    Aliases
    Place of death Port Louis
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    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages:0||76 */ Add multilingual descriptions (76 languages) — Task 13 (heads of state / political leaders) — deterministic from P106 (occupation) + P27 (citizenship) labels,"
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