Biography.guide
Home › People › Politician › Giyannedra Prasad
Portrait of Giyannedra Prasad

Giyannedra Prasad

1959 – 2020

Fijian politician

Politician
Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Giyannedra Prasad

Lived 1959 – 2020 (aged 60). Giyannedra Prasad was a politician.

Giyannedra Prasad (1 October 1959 – 1 June 2020) was a Fiji Indian politician who won the Macuata East Cakaudrove Indian Communal Constituency, one of the 19 seats reserved for Fiji citizens of Indian origin, for the Fiji Labour Party during the 1999 elections for the House of Representatives.

After the election he was elected the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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.

Prasad died from cancer on 1 June 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Born
1 October 1959, Fiji, Vanua Levu
Birth century
20th century
Died
1 June 2020, Auckland
Occupation
Politician
Positions held
Member of the House of Representatives of Fiji

People in Giyannedra Prasad's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Portrait of Mahendra Chaudhry
Mahendra Chaudhry
b. 1942
Politician
 Portrait of George Speight
George Speight
b. 1957
Politician

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Giyannedra Prasad's

Portrait of David Blackwell
David Blackwell
1919 – 2010
Mathematician
 Portrait of Hermann Bondi
Hermann Bondi
1919 – 2005
Mathematician
 Portrait of Margaret Burbidge
Margaret Burbidge
1919 – 2020
Astronomer
 Portrait of Mikhail Kalashnikov
Mikhail Kalashnikov
1919 – 2013
Design engineer
 Portrait of François Jacob
François Jacob
1920 – 2013
Biochemist
 Portrait of George Porter
George Porter
1920 – 2002
Chemist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Giyannedra Prasad?

Fijian politician

When was Giyannedra Prasad born?

Giyannedra Prasad was born on 1 October 1959 in Fiji, Vanua Levu.

When did Giyannedra Prasad die?

Giyannedra Prasad died on 1 June 2020 in Auckland.

What was Giyannedra Prasad's occupation?

Giyannedra Prasad was a politician.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giyannedra Prasad

· Wikidata: Q5565904

· DBpedia: Giyannedra Prasad

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Giyannedra Prasad. https://biography.guide/giyannedra-prasad/

MLA: "Giyannedra Prasad." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/giyannedra-prasad/.

Chicago: "Giyannedra Prasad." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/giyannedra-prasad/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:07 UTC