| Office | Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs |
|---|---|
| Term start | 16 June 2001 |
| Term end | 1 February 2009 |
| President | Bharrat Jagdeo |
| Prime minister | Sam Hinds |
| Office 2 | Member of the National Assembly |
| Term start 2 | 2001 |
| Term end 2 | 2009 |
| Birth date | 16 June 1933 |
| Birth place | Corentyne, British Guiana |
| Death date | 21 August 2013 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Georgetown, Guyana |
| Party | People's Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Susan Teal Savitri Singh |
Doodnauth Singh (16 June 1933 – 21 August 2013) was Attorney General of Guyana from 2001 to 2009, and also served as a People's Progressive Party (PPP) Member of the National Assembly.[1][2]
He was educated at Skeldon High School, Central High School in Georgetown, and London's Regent Street Polytechnic (Diploma in Economics), and was called to the bar at Middle Temple in December 1958.[3] He was a former chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM). He had six children, including Gina Miller.[4]
Singh's practice extended to the Caribbean, representing individuals in many countries, including in 1990 as defense counsel for Anisa Abu Bakr, wife of Yasin Abu Bakr, in the failed coup in Trinidad and Tobago. He is also part of the legal team appearing in the murder trial of former Grenadian prime minister Maurice Bishop. In addition, he served as a prosecutor under Eugenia Charles in Dominica.[5]
In 1997, he was chairman of the Electoral Commission for the presidential and regional elections.[6][7]
He was Attorney General of Guyana between 2001 and 2009.[8]
References
- ^ "The life of Doodnauth Singh S.C.: 1933 – 2013". inewsguyana.com. 24 August 2013.
- ^ "Former Attorney General and Senior Counsel Doodnauth Singh remembered as a man of "tremendous intellect"". Guyana Chronicle. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Personalities Caribbean, Volume 7. 1983. p. 204.
- ^ "Gina Miller: In the firing line of Brexit". www.yahoo.com
- ^ "Doodnauth Singh passes away". Stabroek News. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Loser Disputes Presidential Vote". Los Angeles Times. 1997-12-21. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "PPP, Gecom Chair extend condolences on the death of Doodnauth Singh". Stabroek News. 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Former AG Doodnauth Singh dies". Kaieteur News. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2022-09-25.