Essack had served as a DA councillor in the Thaba Chweu Local Municipality in Mpumalanga from 1996 until his election to the National Council of Provinces, the upper house of parliament, in 2014.[1] In the NCOP, he was a member of the Select Committee on Finance and the Select Committee on Appropriations. He was an alternate member of the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations. Essack also served on the Joint Standing Committee on the Financial Management of Parliament.[2]
Essack was not appointed back to the NCOP after the 2019 elections. He was re-elected as the DA's provincial finance chairman in Mpumalanga in 2020.[3]
In December 2020, the DA announced that Essack would be returning to Parliament as a DA member in the National Assembly, the lower house.[4] He was sworn in on 25 April 2022.[2] Essack was elected to a full term in the National Assembly in the 2024 general election.[5]
Personal life
Essack is married to Nadia. They have two children, Noushina and Yasser.[1]
