Rohan Sinanan
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| term_start = 24 November 2015
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| party = People's National Movement (PNM)
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| office = Member of the Senate of Trinidad and Tobago
| office2 = Minister of Works and Transport
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| birth_place = Sangre Grande
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Rohan Sinanan is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement.{{Cite web |title=Senator the Honourable Rohan Sinanan |url=https://www.ttparliament.org/members/member/rohan-sinanan/ |website=Parliament of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago}}
Early life
Sinanan was born in Sangre Grande.{{Cite web |title=MOWT – Executive Leadership |url=https://www.mowt.gov.tt/Who-We-Are/Executive-Leadership |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=www.mowt.gov.tt}} His parents were Leelamatie (Leela) Sinanan and Basdeo Sinanan.{{Cite web |last=Matroo |first=Carol |date=2 August 2019 |title=[UPDATED] Sinanan thanks mom at her funeral |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/08/02/sinanan-thanks-mom-at-her-funeral/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} He is of Indian heritage.{{Cite web |last=Tack |first=Clint Chan |date=29 November 2019 |title=Sinanan: 'Not all Indians thief' |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/11/28/sinanan-not-all-indians-thief/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Dash |first=Arthur |date=6 December 2019 |title=PNM's honest Indians |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2019/12/06/pnms-honest-indians/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}}
Career
Sinanan was the Chief Executive Officer of a large holdings company and holds an MBA in Business Administration.{{Cite web |title=Rohan Sinanan – Minister of Works and Transport {{!}} Trinidad and Tobago |url=https://www.indiaspora.org/government-leaders/rohan-sinanan/ |website=Indiaspora}} Sinanan was Minister of Works and Transport under Keith Rowley.{{Cite web |last=Hamilton-Davis |first=Ryan |date=23 October 2024 |title=Rohan Sinanan – PNM made good on promises |url=https://newsday.co.tt/2024/10/23/rohan-sinanan-pnm-made-good-on-promises/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Trinidad and Tobago Newsday |language=en-US}} He was the only Hindu in the Cabinet.{{Cite web |last=Ransome |first=Debbie |date=18 October 2018 |title=Trinidad and Tobago: Prime Minister Rowley Cannot Count Indians |url=https://www.commonwealthroundtable.co.uk/commonwealth/americas/trinidad-and-tobago/trinidad-and-tobago-prime-minister-rowley-cannot-count-indians/ |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=The Round Table |language=en-GB}} As minister he oversaw the construction of the new Elmina Clarke- Allen Highway.{{Cite web |last=Ramsubhag |first=Sherlan |date=25 April 2025 |title='Smoother run to Grande' |url=https://trinidadexpress.com/news/local/smoother-run-to-grande/article_eede6202-df97-4fd4-a323-7e6123b8a880.html |access-date=26 April 2025 |website=Trinidad Express Newspapers |language=en}}
Personal life
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Category:21st-century Trinidad and Tobago politicians
Category:Government ministers of Trinidad and Tobago
Category:Members of the Senate (Trinidad and Tobago)
Category:People's National Movement politicians
Category:People from Sangre Grande region
Category:Trinidad and Tobago Hindus
Category:Indo-Trinidadian and Tobagonian people
Category:Trinidad and Tobago politicians of Indian descent