Knighthood for Ebrahim

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with Mr Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Deputy Minister, International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa. Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Pretoria, 21 January 201

Parliamentary Secretary Marles with Mr Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, Deputy Minister, International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa. Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, Pretoria, 21 January 201

Published Jul 28, 2015

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President Jacob Zuma congratulated Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, the former deputy minister of international relations and co-operation and parliamentary counsellor to the president, yesterday for being awarded a knighthood by the King of Spain.

Known as the Order of Civil Merit at the rank of Knight Commander, the award is one of the highest honours given by His Majesty the King to Spanish nationals or foreign citizens deemed to have made an extraordinary contribution.

Zuma said: “Mr Ebrahim has been honoured for his contribution to the South African struggle and for strengthening South African-Spanish relations.

“His Majesty the King of Spain has given this honour to a highly deserving freedom fighter who sacrificed a lot for freedom, peace, justice and human rights.

“We congratulate Mr Ebrahim for this rare honour, which he has described correctly as an honour for all the people of South Africa who made history by putting the past behind them to build a new society together.”

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