Iram Dewitt Lewis (born 3 May 1965) is a Bahamian Free National Movement politician and former sprinter who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Central Grand Bahama since 2017. He became the president of the Grand Bahama Amateur Athletic Association in 2015. He was appointed Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture in March 2021.

He participated in the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics as a member of the men's 4 × 100 m relay team. They advanced through their first heat and into the semifinals in 1996 but did not do this in 2000. Lewis' personal best 100m time is 10.20, set in 1988 (Tuskegee University) 9.95 (wind-aided Fl.) 200m 20.64 1998 Nassau.

Iram Lewis

Early life

Lewis was born in Freeport, Grand Bahama. He is the son of the Reverend Aram Lewis. He attended Water Cay All Age School, where he was made Head Boy, and then Freeport High School. He pursued an Associate of Arts at the College of the Bahamas before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts then a graduate degree, Bachelor of Architecture from Tuskegee University.

Iram Lewis

Personal life

Lewis lost his son in 2015.

Iram Lewis

References

Living people

1965 births

Athletes (track and field) at the 1994 Commonwealth Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games

Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Bahamian male sprinters

Bahamian sportsperson-politicians

Commonwealth Games competitors for the Bahamas

Free National Movement politicians

Culture ministers of the Bahamas

Sports ministers of the Bahamas

Youth ministers of the Bahamas

Members of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas

Olympic athletes for the Bahamas

Pan American Games competitors for the Bahamas

Tuskegee University alumni

University of the Bahamas alumni

World Athletics Championships athletes for the Bahamas