Ahmed Kathrada | |
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 Kathrada in 2016 | |
| Parliamentary Counsellor to the President of South Africa | |
| In office 10 May 1994 – 16 June 1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Member of the Parliament of South Africa | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| Constituency | Lenasia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada 21 August 1929 Schweizer-Reneke, Transvaal Province, Union of South Africa |
| Died | 28 March 2017 (aged 87) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
| Spouse | Barbara Hogan |
| Alma mater | University of South Africa |
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| Website | kathradafoundation.org |
| Nickname | "Kathy" |
| Criminal charge | Sabotage, seditious conspiracy |
| Trial | Rivonia trial |
| Penalty | Jailed (1964–89) |
Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada OMSG (21 August 1929 – 28 March 2017), sometimes known by the nickname "Kathy", was a South African politician and anti-apartheid activist.
Kathrada's involvement in the anti-apartheid activities of the African National Congress (ANC) led him to his long-term imprisonment following the Rivonia Trial, in which he was held at Robben Island and Pollsmoor Prison. Following his release in 1990, he was elected to serve as a member of parliament, representing the ANC. He authored a book, No Bread for Mandela – Memoirs of Ahmed Kathrada, Prisoner No. 468/64.