Pritam Singh Mattan, born in

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label= Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It ...

in the village of Bois Cheri, was the

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, Mauritius, from March 5 until August 24, 2010. Prior to this, he was the head of the island's Commission for Tourism since August 2006 and the Director of Rodrigues Tourism Office and Discovery Rodrigues Co Ltd. He worked in different managerial positions in the private and public sector in Mauritius in organizations such as the Compagnie Mauricienne De Textile Ltee, the Grand Port Savanne District Council, the Sugar Insurance Fund Board and the Wastewater Management Authority, before taking employment in Rodrigues with the Rodrigues Regional Assembly. He has a

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in Business Administration from the

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. He also did his undergraduate studies in Management at the University of Mauritius where he topped his batch and faculty in 1997 and was awarded several bursaries and scholarships. He is also the co-founder of the Revengers Sports Club of Bois Cheri which plays football in the regional football league of Savanne in Mauritius.

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