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Quote:TAJMOOL HOSEIN QC HAS DIED
...he was the last survivor of the Malborough House Conference
Story Created: Mar 15, 2013 at 4:09 PM ECT
Story Updated: Mar 15, 2013 at 5:42 PM ECT
QUEENS Counsel Tajmool Hosein has died.
Hosein was the last member of the delegation that attended the
famed Malborough House conference in England in 1962 to formulate the constitution, ahead of the country gaining its
independence.
He was also a member of the Board of One Caribbean Media (OCM),
parent company to the Trinidad Express and TV6.
Hosein, 92, was the father of attorney Faarees Hosein who is also a board member of Caribbean Communications Network (CCN).
OCM's Group Chief Executive Officer Dawn Thomas said Hosein was a founding director and investor of the Trinidad Express.
"He served as Chairman for several years with distinction and has contributed in a meaningful way to the success of the Express. His passing is a great loss to Trinidad and Tobago" said Thomas.
Originally from Williamsville near Princes Town, Hosein qualified as a barrister in 1946 and became an expert in constitutional law.
In 1961, he joined the Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and stood as a candidate for Chaguanas in the elections that year. He won the seat and served as Member of Parliament for Chaguanas between 1961 to 1966.
Hosein was awarded Silk in 1964 and the Trinity Cross in 1982.
He declined the offer to become Chief Justice, and President
of the Caribbean Court of Justice, according to those close to him.
Last May, Express writer Louis B Homer secured a rare interview
with Hosein related to his role in 1962.
He is the only one alive who attended the Independence conference in England in May 1962 that ushered in our Independence on August 31, 1962, after Jamaica pulled out of the West Indies Federation and became independent in 1962.