Deepak Obhrai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Deepak Obhrai

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jul-1950

Place of Birth: Oldeani, Arusha Region, Tanzania

Date of Death: 02-Aug-2019

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Deepak Obhrai (July 5, 1950 – August 2, 2019) was a Tanzania-born Canadian politician, representing the riding of Calgary East (until 2015) and Forest Lawn (from 2015) for the Reform Party of Canada and then the Conservative Party of Canada from 1997 until his death in 2019.
He previously served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He was the first and only Hindu to become an MP in Canada, and at the time of his death was the longest continuously-serving Conservative MP.
He ran in the 2017 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election, but was defeated in the first round of voting.