12 Facts About Ajay Daby

Ajay Chattradhari Daby is a barrister and the former Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Mauritius from 1983 to 1990.

Ajay Daby did his secondary schooling at the Royal College of Curepipe.

Ajay Daby is married to Geeta Prayag, a laureate of the Queen Elizabeth College and doctor from the Sheffield University.

Ajay Daby soon resigned from his post in the Judiciary to join politics.

Ajay Daby was further elected as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Mauritius.

Ajay Daby was in the same year, re-elected MP of Flacq-Bon Acceuil under the banner of the newly created MSM and went on to become the youngest Speaker of the Commonwealth and Association des Parlementaires de Langue Francaise.

Ajay Daby was re-elected in Constituency No 11 and was called upon to take the post of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly yet again.

In 1990, on a question of principle, Ajay Daby refused to give the casting vote much needed by the then government to change the status of Mauritius to that of a republic and sever ties with the British Crown.

Ajay Daby voiced his dissent with his leader and party on this question.

Mr Ajay Daby then joined the Mauritius Labour Party, but for a brief spell only.

In 2001, Mr Ajay Daby was made Commissioner for Drug Assets Forfeiture under the Government led by Sir Anerood Jugnauth, and later by Paul Berenger, until 2005, when there was a change of government following general elections.

Ajay Daby is back at the bar and is regularly seen in high-profile cases.