Haniff Hoosen

Haniff Hoosen
Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs
In office
5 June 2019 – 5 December 2020
DeputyCilliers Brink
LeaderJohn Steenhuisen
Mmusi Maimane
Preceded byKevin Mileham
Succeeded byCilliers Brink
Shadow Minister of Home Affairs
In office
5 June 2014 – 5 June 2019
DeputyArchie Figlan
LeaderMmusi Maimane
Preceded byManny De Freitas
Succeeded byJoe McGluwa
Member of the National Assembly of South Africa
In office
2007 – 19 February 2024
Personal details
Born
Mohammed Haniff Hoosen

Chatsworth, Natal Province, South Africa
Political partyDemocratic Alliance (2010–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent Democrats (2005–2010)
New National Party (Until 2005)
OccupationMember of Parliament
ProfessionPolitician

Mohammed Haniff Hoosen is a South African politician who served as a Member for the National Assembly for the Independent Democrats (ID) (2007–2014) and for the Democratic Alliance (DA) (2014–2024). Within the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, he was the Shadow Minister of Home Affairs from 2014 to 2019, the Shadow Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs from 2019 to 2020 and the DA's spokesperson on the Standing Committee on the Auditor-General from 2020 until his resignation in 2024.