Former Head of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Khurshid Sattaur died on Tuesday after a long battle to cancer.
Former Head of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA) Khurshid Sattaur
The death of the 63-year-old Chartered Accountant and auditor was confirmed by a relative on Tuesday.
Sattaur is the recipient of the country’s third-highest national award and the second-highest award in the Order of Service of Guyana, the Cacique’s Crown of Honour (CCH).
Sattaur served as Commissioner General of GRA for 12 years up until 2016 when his service was terminated by the then newly installed APNU/AFC coalition Government.
Prior to his termination in March 2016, Sattaur was sent on 200 days administrative leave in December 2015 to facilitate an audit into operations of the GRA.
In a subsequent statement, Sattaur expressed concerns that after a “long and dedicated service” to Guyana for which he even received a national award for his outstanding performance, he was being “discarded and attempts are being made to have me ridiculed and publicly embarrassed by the very agency that I gave long and dedicated service.”
Nevertheless, he said he was looking forward to a peaceful retirement and to engage in less strenuous activities that would allow him to enjoy the benefits of his long and dedicated service to the country.
“I am very proud and feel most honoured to have served my country with dedication, commitment and distinction,” Sattaur detailed in his last public statement.
