Robert Masih Nahar (born 5 September 1974) is an Indian-born Spanish politician from Catalonia. He became a member of the Senate of Spain in 2017.[1]

Life and career

Robert Masih Nahar was born Gurdaspur, Punjab on 5 September 1974.

He earned a degree in chemistry.[2]

He moved to Barcelona in 2005.[2] He started to promote cricket in Catalonia in 2009.[2] He founded the Catalonia Cricket Club, the Union of Catalan Sport Cricket Clubs and the Catalan Cricket Federation.[3] He is the first player, promoter of the sport and representative of the Catalan International Cricket Committee.[3]

He acquired Spanish citizenship through marriage.[2]

In 2017, he replaced the former judge Santiago Vidal as an ERC Senator.[4][5]

References

  1. "The new Catalans – POLITICO". 16 June 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Brunat, David; Villarino, Ángel; Lamelas, Marcos (12 February 2017). "El 'cazasubvenciones' que llevó el soberanismo al críquet y acabó de senador". El Confidencial.
  3. 1 2 "Robert Masih Nahar", Encyclopedia of Catalan sport, Barcelona: Enciclopèdia Catalan
  4. Fitxa del Senat
  5. Segura, Cristian (9 February 2017). "Un punyabí, nuevo senador de Esquerra Republicana". El País.
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