Jilila Kumar

Jilila Nalibu Kumar (born 1959) is a Fijian politician of Indian descent and a member of the Parliament of Fiji. She is a member of the FijiFirst party.

Kumar was born in Sigatoka Valley and educated at Fulton College before becoming a teacher.[1] She had a long career as a teacher, eventually serving as Principal of Jasper Williams High School in Lautoka.[1]

Kumar was named as a FijiFirst candidate on 15 August 2014.[2] In the 2014 election she received 824 votes, but fell just short of entering parliament.[3]

Kumar entered parliament as the next candidate on FijiFirst's list following the resignation of Dr Neil Sharma.[4] She was appointed Assistant Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, but lost the position after just one week.[5] She was not selected by FijiFirst as a candidate for the 2018 election.[6]

References
  1. Farisha Ahmed (12 April 2015). "Meet Jilila Kumar, Soon-To-Be MP". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  2. "FijiFirst names Final 30". FBC. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. "2014 Election Results". Fiji Elections Office. Archived from the original on 21 September 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. Vuniwaqa Bola-Bari (11 April 2015). "FijiFirst MP leaves". Fiji Times. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. "Fiji minister out of job after one week". Radio New Zealand International. 21 May 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  6. Fonua Talei (20 September 2018). "Prime Minister Praises work of 11 MPs not in Poll Line-up". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 16 October 2018.


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