Fida Hussein
Fijian politician
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Fida Hussein (born 1946) is a Fiji Indian who served in the Fiji Police Force and as a sales consultant before being elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji.
Fida Hussein | |
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| Member of House of Representatives (Fiji) South Eastern Indian National Constituency | |
| In office 1994–1994 | |
| Preceded by | Ben Rambisheswar |
| Succeeded by | Constitution abrogated |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) Rewa, Fiji |
| Party | Fiji Labour Party |
| Profession | Police Officer, Sales Consultant |
He was born in Rewa and after completing his education joined the Fiji police force in 1964. In 1981 he resigned from the force and became a sales representative for the Fiji Times, later becoming a sales consultant for a publishing firm. He was an active member of the Fiji Muslim League and during the Suva City Council elections is credited with launching a strong campaign amongst Muslims to vote for the Fiji Labour Party.[1]
For the 1987 general election, the NFP–Labour Coalition chose Fida Hussein, a Muslim, for the South Eastern Indian National Constituency because of the large Muslim population in the area and to blunt the effect of the Alliance Party's courting of Muslim voters.[2] He won the seat, once a stronghold of the Alliance Party, but was a member of Parliament for a month when the military coup of 1987 prematurely ended his political career.