10 Facts About Cassam Uteem

Cassam Uteem attended the secondary school Royal College Port Louis.

Cassam Uteem holds a Certificate in Social Work from the University of Mauritius and a "Diplome d'Etat Francais d'Assistant des services sociaux".

Cassam Uteem became a leading member of leftist political party the Mauritian Militant Movement.

Cassam Uteem was elected a member of the Mauritian Legislative Assembly in 1976.

Cassam Uteem was re-elected as a member of Parliament in 1982,1983,1987 and 1991.

On 10 November 2014, Mr Uteem was appointed United Nations Secretary-General's Special Envoy and Head of the United Nations Electoral Observation Mission in Burundi.

In November 2014, Cassam Uteem was elected President of International Movement ATD Fourth World.

Cassam Uteem was a candidate for the position of Chairperson of the African Union Commission in early 2008, but withdrew prior to the vote.

Cassam Uteem is a Member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organization which works to support democratic leadership, prevent and resolve conflict through mediation and promote good governance in the form of democratic institutions, open markets, human rights and the rule of law.

Cassam Uteem appeared in the John Pilger documentary Stealing a Nation, which is about the Chagos Archipelago sovereignty dispute.