John Mascarenhas

John Philip Mascarenhas (died July 1997) was a Kenyan-born Seychellois politician and sports official. He served as the Chairman of the People's Assembly of Seychelles from 1983 to 1987 and was the President of the Seychelles National Olympic Committee from 1982 to 1991. Early life Mascarenhas was born in Kenya, but also lived in Seychelles in the Beau Vallon district. He worked as a part-time journalist.

By 1978, after Seychelles had achieved independence, Mascarenhas was serving on the executive committee of the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF), a rename of the SPUP. He was also the party's chief welfare officer and its principal secretary for youth and community development by 1980. He later won election to the People's Assembly of Seychelles and was elected the legislature's chairman in 1983. In March 1993, he was appointed the high commissioner to the United Kingdom. He remained in the post through 1994 although by 1996 was no longer in the position.

Sports career and later life Mascarenhas was also active in sports.

In 1982, Mascarenhas was named the chairman of the National Sports Council and also became the president of the Seychelles National Olympic Committee. He served as president of the National Olympic Committee from 1982 to 1991 and oversaw the country's participation at two Olympics (1980, 1984). The John Mascarenhas Basketball Academy in Beau Vallon was named in his honour and it annually held local tournaments. His name was engraved at the Seychelles Tourism Pioneer Park "for his notable contributions to the tourism industry", and his name was also engraved on a tile on a concrete pillar at the entrance of the Seychelles Tourism Academy.