Kader Asmal | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| President | Thabo Mbeki |
| Preceded by | Sibusiso Bengu |
| Succeeded by | Naledi Pandor |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1994–2008[1] | |
| Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry | |
| In office 1994–1999 | |
| President | Nelson Mandela |
| Preceded by | Magnus Malan |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Kasrils |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1934 Durban |
| Died | 22 June 2011 (aged 76) |
| Political party | African National Congress |
Abdul Kader Asmal (8 October 1934 – 22 June 2011)[2] was a South African politician. He was a professor of human rights at the University of the Western Cape, chairman of the council of the University of the North and vice-president of the African Association of International Law. He was married to Louise Parkinson and had two sons.
He was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, received a doctorate Honoris Causa from Queen's University Belfast (1996) and was a laureate of the 2000 Stockholm Water Prize.
- ^ Uys, Stanley (23 June 2011). "Kader Asmal obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "Kader Asmal, 76, Dies; Fought Apartheid". The New York Times. Associated Press. 24 June 2011.