Ghaleb Cachalia

Ghaleb Cachalia
Shadow Minister of Public Enterprises
In office
31 October 2019 – 2 November 2023
DeputyErik Marais
Michéle Clarke
Farhat Essack
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Preceded byNatasha Mazzone
Succeeded byMimmy Gondwe
Shadow Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry
In office
1 June 2017 – 5 June 2019
LeaderMmusi Maimane
Shadow MinisterDean Macpherson
Preceded byDean Macpherson
Succeeded byMathew Cuthbert
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
4 May 2017 – 18 January 2024
ConstituencyGauteng
Leader of the Democratic Alliance Caucus in Ekurhuleni
In office
August 2016 – May 2017
Succeeded byPhillip de Lange
Member of the Ekurhuleni City Council
In office
August 2016 – May 2017
Personal details
Born (1956-11-12) 12 November 1956 (age 67)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Political partyIndependent
(2024-present)
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affiliations
Parents
Alma mater
ProfessionPolitician

Ghaleb Cachalia (born 12 November 1956) is a South African businessman and former Member of Parliament (MP). He is the son of anti-Apartheid activists Amina and Yusuf Cachalia, and a relative of former African National Congress (ANC) MP Ismail Mahomed Cachalia.[1]

  1. ^ Cachalia, Ismail (24 April 2016). "Ghaleb Cachalia's family are warning parties against using their history to win elections". The Daily Vox. Retrieved 16 May 2017.