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A retired high-court judge, he was the first person of Indian descent and first Muslim president of Trinidad and Tobago, and the first Muslim head of state in the Americas.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"13 August 1918","date":"1918-08-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"San Fernando","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1023712"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"25 August 2006","date":"2006-08-25"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Port of Spain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39178"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Trinidad and Tobago","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q754"},{"text":"India","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q668","start":"1950-01-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"lawyer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40348"},{"text":"judge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16533"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"independent politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327591"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Toronto","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q180865"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of Trinidad and Tobago (20 March 1987 – 17 March 1997)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2522739","start":"1987-03-20","end":"1997-03-17"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957#P39"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noor_Hassanali","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1397957"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Noor Hassanali born?","a":"Noor Hassanali was born on 13 August 1918 in San Fernando."},{"q":"What positions has Noor Hassanali held?","a":"Positions held by Noor Hassanali include: President of Trinidad and Tobago (1987–1997)."},{"q":"Where did Noor Hassanali study?","a":"Noor Hassanali was educated at University of Toronto."}],"related":[{"name":"George Maxwell Richards","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/george-maxwell-richards"},{"name":"Michael J. 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Desmond Tutu and Noor Hassanali.jpg — Larry Luxner, Public domain.","cite":"\"Noor Hassanali\". DigiNepal. Last updated 9 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/noor-hassanali. Retrieved 9 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-09T06:51:08Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/noor-hassanali","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/noor-hassanali","ne":null}}