John Nuraney, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Nuraney

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1937

Place of Birth: Kenya

Date of Death: 21-Nov-2016

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

John Nuraney (October 31, 1937 – November 21, 2016) was a Canadian politician who was the first Muslim elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
He represented the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon from 2001 to 2009 for the British Columbia Liberal Party.Nuraney first contested the riding of Burnaby-Willingdon in 1996, challenging former Speaker Joan Sawicki.
He lost by 823 votes.
Upon Sawicki's retirement in 2001, Nuraney captured the riding by over 5000 votes in 2001. In the 2009 election, Nuraney stood for re-election in the new district of Burnaby-Deer Lake, but was defeated by New Democrat Kathy Corrigan.