Surinamese politician
Harry Sharuh Radhakishun (25 July 1921 – 3 January 1983) was a Surinamese businessman and politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname and Minister of Finance from 1969 to 1973, and as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries from 1963 to 1967.
Early life.
Radhakishun was born in Paramaribo in 1921. He studied at the Hendrikschool (Mulo), and also attended law classes taught by Julius Caesar de Miranda. He took part for a few years in the correspondence course for accountancy and commercial sciences offered by the La Salle Extension University in Chicago.
Publisher.
Together with his wife Fanny and close friend Lou Lichtveld, Radhakishun established the publishing house Radhakishun &amp; Co. in Paramaribo in 1952.
Politics.
Radhakishun was a founding member of the VHP. He was a member of the Estates of Suriname (national legislature) from 1951 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1969.
Death.
Radhakishun died in Amsterdam in January 1983 at the age of 61.
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