Paramasivum Pillay "Barlen" Vyapoory (born 1945/46) is a

Mauritian Mauritians (singular Mauritian; french: Mauricien; Creole: ''Morisien'') are nationals or natives of the Republic of Mauritius and their descendants. Mauritius is a multi-ethnic society, with notable groups of people of South Asian (notably ...

politician and diplomat who served as the fifth

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from April 2016 to November 2019.

Early life

Barlen Vyapoory previously served as High Commissioner of the Republic of Mauritius to

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. Vyapoory has served as president of that organization on several occasions. He is a member of the

Militant Socialist Movement The Militant Socialist Movement (french: Mouvement Socialiste Militant; abbreviated MSM) is a centre-left political party in Mauritius. It is the largest single political party in the National Assembly of Mauritius, winning 42 of the 69 seats in ...

. After

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stepped down, he served as the acting

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until his resignation on 26 November 2019.

Awards and decorations

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Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean - GCSK, GOSK, CSK (Mauritius) - ribbon bar

Grand Officer of the Most Distinguished

Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean The Most Distinguished Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean is the highest distinct order of merit in the honours system of Mauritius established under the National Awards Act 1993. It was founded in 1992 to decorate people who have mad ...

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Living people Presidents of Mauritius Vice-presidents of Mauritius Mauritian people of Tamil descent Militant Socialist Movement politicians 1940s births Mauritian people of Indian descent Place of birth missing (living people) Mauritian Tamil politicians Grand Officers of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean {{Mauritius-politician-stub