Farook Hosein

Permanent Secretary

Mr. Farook Hosein is a career Public Servant, having joined the Public Service in 1986 as a Clerk I in the Ministry of Health.  He lives by a personal tenet of “Excellence in Service” and believes in continuous improvement to achieve this.

A graduate of the University of the West Indies, Mr. Hosein has earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics, and Master of Science Degree in Public Sector Management.  He has also participated in training courses in Performance Management Leadership; Results-Based Management; Applied Policy Analysis; and Project Monitoring and Evaluation.

Following a brief stint at the Ministry of Works and Transport and the Personnel Department (Office of the Chief Personnel Officer), Mr. Hosein joined the Ministry of Agriculture, Land and Fisheries (MALF) in 1995.  It was there, that he spent the majority of his career, making notable professional strides and sharing his knowledge in areas of Policy Analysis and Programmes and Projects.

In 2017 he was promoted to the position of Deputy Permanent Secretary at MALF.  Mr. Hosein also acted as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development and the Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, before his 2020 appointment of Permanent Secretary (Ag.) in the newly-established Ministry of Youth Development and National Service (MYDNS).

Mr. Hosein provides strategic support to the Minister and is keen on implementing the Ministry’s mandate to promote of National Service and advance the Youth Development Agenda.

Haimdath Ramoutar

Deputy Permanent Secretary

Mr. Haimdath Ramoutar joined the MYDNS family as Deputy Permanent Secretary (DPS) on Monday 23^rd January, 2023. As a dedicated Human Resource Practitioner, his expertise in the Public Service spans over 30 years. His career began in 1989 as a Teacher III at the San Fernando Senior Comprehensive School and has since evolved to include several other notable positions. 

In 2002, he joined the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development as a Human Resource Officer III. Following this, he worked at the then Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs, Ministry of Works and Transport, and Ministry of Education. His first acting appointment as Deputy Permanent Secretary came in 2015 at the then Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration. He later moved on to serve at the Ministry of Social Development and Family Services, before moving to the Ministry of National Security where he served for approximately three years, before joining the MYDNS family.

DPS Ramoutar is a proud University of the West Indies alumni, as he achieved all his academic pursuits at this institution. He currently holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) Specialization in Human Resource Management, Master of Arts (M.A.) in History, a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History and Social Sciences, and a Diploma in Education in Teaching of History and Social Studies.

He is a family-oriented man, a sibling of five, and is honoured to be father of two sons. In his leisure time, he enjoys gardening and being the “good ole country boy” from Rio Claro.

DPS Ramoutar is passionate about advancing the HR landscape as he believes that “teaching is the development of human capital, and that human effort adds value to everything else.