Amjad Ali (Fijian politician)
Amjad Ali is a Fiji Indian politician. In the House of Representatives he represented the Nadi Urban Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, from 1999 to 2006, having held the seat for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the general elections of 1999 and 2001. At the 2006 general election, he transferred to the Nadi Open Constituency and held it for the FLP.
Amjad Ali | |
|---|---|
| Member of House of Representatives (Fiji) Nadi Urban Indian Communal Constituency | |
| In office 1999–2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Gunasagaran Gounder |
| Nadi Open Constituency | |
| In office 2006–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Krishna Prasad |
| Succeeded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Fiji Labour Party |
On 19 May 2000, he was among the 43 members of the People's Coalition Government, led by Mahendra Chaudhry, taken hostage by George Speight and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit. He was released on 13 July 2000 after 56 days of captivity.[1]
He had made an unsuccessful attempt to win the Nadi Urban Indian Communal seat in the 1994 general elections, losing to his National Federation Party opponent.[2]
Ali's political career came to an end with the military coup that took place on 5 December 2006.
Ali now resides in New Zealand.[3]
References
- Fiji Labour Party - Activities Report: 1999-2000
- The Fiji Times - Monday, February 28, 1994
- Hunt, Tom (17 May 2014). "Air NZ hijacker now flies with them". Stuff NZ. Retrieved 17 November 2022.