Billy Nair, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Billy Nair

South African politician

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1929

Place of Birth: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2008

Profession: politician

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Billy Nair (27 November 1929 – 23 October 2008) was a South African politician, a member of the National Assembly of South Africa, an anti-apartheid activist and a political prisoner in Robben Island. Nair was a long-serving political prisoner on Robben Island along with Nelson Mandela in the 'B' Block for political prisoners.
His Prison card is the copy used in the post-reconciliation prison tours to illustrate the conditions of the prisoners of the time.
He was elected to the African National Congress (ANC) executive committee in 1991 and was a South African member of parliament for two terms prior to his retirement in 2004.