About Navin Maharaj
Born 1939. Navin Maharaj is a Fijian businessperson and politician.
Navin Maharaj (born 1939) is a Fiji Indian businessman, former mayor of Suva and member of the House of Representatives of Fiji.
He is the son of one of the first three Indian members of the Legislative Council of Fiji, James Ramchandar Maharaj, and was born in Nadi. After working for 16 years for a well established construction company, he started his own company.
He served two terms as Lord Mayor of Suva, first with the Alliance Party, then with the National Federation Party (NFP) and finally as an independent.
He subsequently joined the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and served as its general secretary during the 1992 general election.
Following the 2000 coup, FLP leader Mahendra Chaudhry accused Maharaj of trying to split the FLP and he subsequently left the party.
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Fijian politician
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Navin Maharaj was born in 1939 in Nadi.
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Navin Maharaj is a businessperson and politician.
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Navin Maharaj is Fijian.
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