Bachelor of Laws with honors, London School Economics, 1948;Doctor of Civil Law (honorary), University Mauritius, 1976;Doctor of Literature (honorary), Andhra U., 1978;D (honorary), Causa-U. Bordeaux, 1988;D (honorary), Causa-Bharati Darshan U., 1988.
Member legislation council for Moka-Flacq, Mauritius, 1951-1967. Member legislation council for Quartier Militaire/Moka, 1967-1982, minister oflabour & social security, 1959-1963, minister of education, 1964-1967, minister of agriculture & natural resources, 1967-1968, minister of finance, 1968-1982, governor-general, commander-in-chief of Mauritius and dependencies, from 1986. Municipal councillor, Port Louis, 1956.
Participant London Constitutional Conference, 1965. Chairman Asian Development Bank/ADF Board governments, 1977-1978, governor International Monetary Fund/Asian Development Bank, 1970-1982.
Married; 2 children.
