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'''Christopher Hugh Kawal Persaud''' is a [[Christian]] [[Apologetics|apologist]] and Bible Prophecy and Origins scholar who immigrated to the USA in the early nineteen-eighties. He was born in [[Guyana]] (then British Guiana), and now lives in New Jersey, USA with his wife Pamela and their three sons Duane, Jason and Justin.

'''Christopher Hugh Kawal Persaud''' is a [[Christian]] [[Apologetics|apologist]] and Bible Prophecy and Origins scholar who immigrated to the USA in the early nineteen-eighties. He was born in [[Guyana]] (then British Guiana), and now lives in New Jersey, USA with his wife Pamela and their three sons Duane, Jason and Justin.

==Professional Career==

==Professional career==

Christopher has been a financial services professional for many years, firstly in the public accounting sector in Guyana and more recently in the non-profit accounting industry in the USA. He is a qualified accountant, tax adviser and financial planner. Christopher served for a number of years as an Audit Manager with the public accounting firm of Thomas, Stoll, Dias & Company (now Deloitte & Touche) in Georgeteown, Guyana in the late nineteen-seventies and as a Senior Officer of the Government-owned Guyana National Co-operative Bank (Georgetown, Guyana)  from 1976 to 1982. He was also a Director on the Board of the Guyana National Co-operative Bank Trust Corporation (Georgetown, Guyana), the largest public lending institution in the country at the time, from 1979 to 1982.

Christopher has been a financial services professional for many years, firstly in the public accounting sector in Guyana and more recently in the non-profit accounting industry in the USA. He is a qualified accountant, tax adviser and financial planner. Christopher served for a number of years as an Audit Manager with the public accounting firm of Thomas, Stoll, Dias & Company (now Deloitte & Touche) in Georgeteown, Guyana in the late nineteen-seventies and as a Senior Officer of the Government-owned Guyana National Co-operative Bank (Georgetown, Guyana)  from 1976 to 1982. He was also a Director on the Board of the Guyana National Co-operative Bank Trust Corporation (Georgetown, Guyana), the largest public lending institution in the country at the time, from 1979 to 1982.

Among Christopher's literary accomplishments is being selected Grand Prize Winner in the 2008 national Christian Choice Book Awards contest for his work ''Evolution: Beyond the Realm of Real Science'' (Xulon Press, USA, 2007), the latter book being named the ''2008 Christian Choice Book of the Year.''  

Among Christopher's literary accomplishments is being selected Grand Prize Winner in the 2008 national Christian Choice Book Awards contest for his work ''Evolution: Beyond the Realm of Real Science'' (Xulon Press, USA, 2007), the latter book being named the ''2008 Christian Choice Book of the Year.''  

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In addition to his theological research and documentation, Persaud makes occasional apologetics presentations and delivers speeches at religious institutions.

In addition to his theological research and documentation, Persaud makes occasional apologetics presentations and delivers speeches at religious institutions.

Chris also writes poems, some of which have been published in a number of American and International Poetry anthologies. He is listed in ''Who's Who in Poetry, Volume II'' (World of Poetry Press, 1988, pg. 64). He won the ''Golden Poet Award'' in 1988 (World of Poetry Press, USA) and his published poems appear in ''The Golden Treasury of Great Poems'' (World of Poetry Press, USA, 1988), ''American Poetry Anthology'' (American Poetry Association, Vol.VII, Number 5, USA, 1988) and ''Great Poems of the Western World'' (Famous Poets Press, USA, 2006). He dabbles in art and is an amateur photographer.

Chris also writes poems, some of which have been published in a number of American and International Poetry anthologies. He is listed in ''Who's Who in Poetry, Volume II'' (World of Poetry Press, 1988, pg. 64). He won the ''Golden Poet Award'' in 1988 (World of Poetry Press, USA) and his published poems appear in ''The Golden Treasury of Great Poems'' (World of Poetry Press, USA, 1988), ''American Poetry Anthology'' (American Poetry Association, Vol.VII, Number 5, USA, 1988) and ''Great Poems of the Western World'' (Famous Poets Press, USA, 2006). He dabbles in art and is an amateur photographer.

==External Links==

==External links==

* [http://www.chrispersaud.4t.com]

* [http://www.chrispersaud.4t.com]