national executive committee of the African National Congress. After leaving government in 2008 Pahad launched a South African monthly (later quarterly) journal named The Thinker, which was later taken over by the University of Johannesburg in 2019. References 1939 births Living people People from Schweizer-Reneke South African politicians of Indian descent South African Communist Party politicians African National Congress politicians Government ministers of South Africa Members of the National Assembly of South Africa Anti-apartheid activists South African Muslims Recipients of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman