Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi | |
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| Member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature | |
| Assumed office 18 June 1999 | |
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| Born | Shameen Thakur 17 November 1964 Durban, Natal South Africa |
| Political party | Minority Front |
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| Alma mater | University of Durban-Westville University of KwaZulu-Natal |
Shameen Thakur-Rajbansi (née Thakur; born 17 November 1964) is a South African politician who has been the leader of the Minority Front since 2012. She has represented the party in the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature since 1999.
After two decades of practice as a pharmacist in Phoenix, Thakur-Rajbansi entered politics when she joined the Minority Front in 1998. In January 2012, she became leader of the party, succeeding her late husband, Amichand Rajbansi. Over the next two years, her position in the party was uncertain due to internal disputes with Rajbansi's family and Minority Front politician Roy Bhoola; those disputes were largely settled in December 2013, when all parties affirmed Thakur-Rajbansi's leadership.