Prime Minister Joseph Muscat paid homage to Malta’s second Prime Minister, Francesco Buhagiar, on the occasion of the 84th anniversary of his death.

The Prime Minister laid flowers on the late PM's grave at the Addolorata Cemetery.

Dr Buhagiar was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 1921 and 1924 elections in the interests of the Unione Popolare Maltese.

On October 13, 1922 he was appointed Minister of Justice and a year later succeeded Senator Joseph Howard as Prime Minister.

A gentlemen and a democrat, Francesco Buhagiar was highly respected by all, including his political opponents.

His career on the Bench was a distinguished one, earning him a reputation as an eminent practical man and an accomplished jurist. 

He continued his legal career in court until 1934, when he succumbed to complications after an attack of acute appendicitis.