Kothdiwala to become youngest senator
Politics
October 25, 2026
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Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced she will appoint Khaleel Kothdiwala to the Senate, replacing Senator Roshanna Trim, who is taking a diplomatic posting in the United Kingdom to oversee diasporic affairs.
The appointment will make Kothdiwala the youngest senator in the country’s history.
Announcing the change at the Barbados Labour Party’s 87th Annual Conference on Saturday evening, Mottley said: “I will be advising His Excellency the President of this … and then I will be asking him to appoint young Khaleel Kothdiwala to the Senate.”
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