Dr the Honourable Arvin Boolell (born आर्विन बूलेल; May 26, 1953) is a Mauritian politician currently serving as Minister of Agro-Industry, Food Security, Blue Economy and Fisheries.
[4] Writer, active politician and retired forensics doctor Satish Boolell who was elected Member of Parliament is also his cousin.
[5] He attended secondary school St Mary's College in Rose Hill and then studied medicine in England and Wales.
[13] During his term in office as Minister of Foreign Affairs there were international press reports that in 2012 Arvin Boolell sold the island of Agaléga to India as part of a deal to prevent the cancellation of the 1983 Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (Treaty) which is an essential part of the island's Offshore Banking sector.
[15] Details of the deal have not been revealed to the public, although the subsea surveys of the waters of Agalega have confirmed the presence of gigantic oil and gas reserves.