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'''Siddiq Moidin Koya''' (1923 - 1993), ek [[Fiji]] ke leader rahaa. Koya, [[National Federation
== Jawani ke din ==
Koya ke janam [[1923]] me Vatulaulau, [[Ba district, Fiji|Ba]] me, ek Malayam Muslim palwaar me bhais rahaa. Aapan secondary ke parrhai khatam kareke baad Koya, S.B. Patel ke wakiil ke office, jon ki Lautoka me rahaa, me kaam suruu karis. Uske baad uu Tasmania, [[Australia]] jae ke University of Tasmania se wakiil ke degree haasil karis.
== Kisan Sangh ke member ==
[[1956]] me Koya, N.S. Charmers ke saathe wakiil ke kaam suruu karis. Chalmers, Kisan Sangh ke legal advisor rahaa aur iske kaaran Koya closer Kisan Sangh ke nachdik aais. [[10 February]] [[1957]] ke uske Sangh ke Vice President chuna gais aur [[1958]] me uu fir se ii post pe elect bhaus. Although Koya had initially been accepted with open arms by the Kisan Sangh, which lacked any legally qualified person in its leadership team, differences soon arose between Koya and [[Ayodhya Prasad]], who saw Koya as a threat to his leadership. Ayodhya Prasad managed to get Koya ousted from the Kisan Sangh but paid a heavy price for this as Koya worked against Ayodhya Prasad to have him defeated in the [[1959]] [[Legislative Council (Fiji)|Legislative Council]] [[elections in Fiji|election]].
== President and Speaker of the Then India Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji ==
Koya also made contributions to religious and cultural organisations. He had been a President and Speaker of the [[Then India Maunatul Islam Association of Fiji]], an organisation representing Muslims of [[South Indian]] origin in Fiji. Koya's family originate from [[Kerala]], in South India.
== Member of Federation of Cane Growers ==
Koya was one of the founding members of the [[Federation of Cane Growers (Fiji)|Federation of Cane Growers]], formed in 1959 to negotiate the new cane contract with the [[Colonial Sugar Refining Company (Fiji)|Colonial Sugar Refining Company]]. He formed close ties with A.D. Patel and rose to prominence as the sugar cane dispute continued. He also involved himself with other industrial disputes in Fiji in 1959 by defending union leaders involved in strikes.
== Legislative Council Elections ==
The Federation Committee contested the [[1963]] under the banner of the [[Citizens Federation]]. Its three candidates, in the sugar cane growing areas, were A.D. Patel, [[James Madhavan]], and Koya himself. All three Citizens Federation candidates were elected. Koya narrowly defeated [[James Shankar Singh]] of Ba by 3998 votes to 3480 votes, making him the first Muslim to be elected to the Legislative Council. Koya was responsible for drafting the constitution of the [[Federation Party]] which came into existence on [[21 June]] [[1964]], making it the first [[List of political parties in Fiji|political party]] in Fiji. He easily retained his seat at the [[1966]] general election and the [[1968]] by-election.
== Party Leader and towards Independence ==
Following the death of A.D. Patel in 1969, Koya was elected the leader of the National Federation Party. He adopted a conciliatory style of leadership and soon had an agreement with the leader of the [[Fijian Alliance|Alliance Party]], [[Ratu]] [[Sir]] [[Kamisese Mara]], for independence for Fiji. There were those within his party who had opposed his leadership and with the unveiling of the new constitution the opposition from within gained strength. At this time in Fiji's history, Koya, the opposition leader, was seen as being too close to the Prime Minister.
== Split with the National Federation Party ==
The first elections held after indenpence, in [[1972]], saw the NFP win only 19 of the 52 seats in the House of Representatives. Opposition to Koya from within the party grew and by [[1976]] the Party was divided into two groups when some members of his party expressed support for the Agricultural Landlord and Tenants Bill, which Koya and the NFP officially opposed. The differences were swept under the carpet for the [[Fiji election of 1977 (March)|parliamentary elections]] of [[March 1977]]. Koya led his [[National Federation Party]] (NFP) to a narrow victory, and should have become [[List of Prime Ministers of Fiji|Prime Minister]], but internal party strife resulted in the [[List of Governors-General of Fiji|Governor General]], [[George Cakobau|Ratu Sir George Cakobau]], calling on the defeated Prime Minister, Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, to form a new government. Koya had been opposed in the election by [[R.D. Patel]], brother of the late leader of NFP and had won by a narrow margin. [[Fiji election of 1977 (September)|A second election]] to resolve the impasse was held in September that year, resulting in a heavy defeat for the NFP after it had split into two factions known as the [[National Federation Party - Dove faction (Fiji)|Dove]] and [[National Federation Party - Flower faction (Fiji)|Flower]] factions. Koya lost his [[House of Representatives (Fiji)|parliamentary]] seat to [[Jai Ram Reddy]], who became the new leader of the NFP. Koya's Dove faction had won only 3 seats compared to 12 won by the Flower faction.
== Return to Leadership of NFP ==
The NFP had re-united for the [[1982]] elections and Koya regained his seat in the [[Fiji election of 1982|general election]] held that year. After the resignation of Jai Ram Reddy, Koya returned to the leadership of the NFP in 1984. He was not far from controversy, and after being accused of favouring his own supporters, lost a cruicial by-election in [[1985]]. With the emergence of [[Fiji Labour Party]] (FLP), the NFP lost ground and he resigned from the leadership of the NFP before the 1987 [[Fiji election of 1987|election]], when the NFP formed an electoral [[coalition]] with the Fiji Labour Party, under the leadership of [[Timoci Bavadra]].
== References ==
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[[en:S. M. Koya]]
[[Category:Fiji ke Hindustani leader|Koya, S. M.]]
[[Category:Fiji ke Legislative Council ke member|Koya, S. M.]]
[[Category:Ba ke log]]
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