Noor Hassanali

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Noor Hassanali TC (born August 13, 1918 as Noor Mohammed Hassanali in San Fernando , Trinidad ; † August 25, 2006 in Port of Spain ) was the second President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago from 1987 to 1997 .

Origin and studies

Hassanali was born in 1918 as the sixth of a total of seven children to a Muslim family. He attended the renowned Naparima College in San Fernando from 1938 to 1943 , where he obtained his high school diploma and later his university entrance qualification. He then studied at the University of Toronto until 1947 . He was also a member of the Canadian Officers Training Corps in Army Service . He went to Gray's Inn as a barrister in June 1948 and was admitted to practice in Trinidad and Tobago in August that year. He later became self-employed as a lawyer.

Career and career as a judge

In 1953 he was appointed magistrate in Victoria, Tobago , St. Patrick, Caroni and St. George. In 1960 he was presiding judge. He also became Senior Crown Counsel in the Attorney General's Chambers that year . In 1965 he was appointed Assistant Solicitor General . In 1978 he became Justice of Appeal at the Supreme Court .

Hassanali was also a Master of the Moots at Hugh Wooding Law School from 1985 to 1987 and worked for various government agencies such as the Judicial and Legal Service Commission (1985–1987) and the Trinidad and Tobago Defense Force Commissions Board (1985–1987).

President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

On March 19, 1987, Noor Hassanali was elected to succeed Ellis Clarke as the second President of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. He was thus head of state and commander in chief of the armed forces of Trinidad and Tobago . He ruled for two terms and was replaced on March 19, 1997 by former Prime Minister Arthur NR Robinson .

Awards

Hassanali has received several awards including the University of Toronto Bronze Medal (1947) and the San Fernando Borough Council Honorary Degree. In 1993 he received what was then the highest order in Trinidad, the Trinity Cross .

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