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Siddiq Moidin Koya (29 February 1924 – 25 April 1993)[1] was a Fijian Indian politician, Statesman and Opposition leader. He succeeded to the leadership of the mostly Indo-Fijian National Federation Party (NFP) on the death of the party's founder, A. D. Patel, in October 1969, remaining in this post until 1977. He later served a second term as leader of the NFP, from 1984 to 1987.
Koya is credited with his role in paving the way for Fijian independence from Britain in 1970. The National Federation Party had been opposing plans for independence without significant changes to the constitution. The NFP, in particular, wanted a legislature to be elected by universal suffrage from a common electoral roll of all voters – a demand rejected by the main ethnic Fijian politicians, who wanted a communal franchise with parliamentary seats allocated among the different ethnic groups, elected from ethnic electoral rolls. Sidiq Koya was more willing to compromise than his predecessor, and he was instrumental in persuading his party and his people to accept independence with a communal franchise.
^British documents on the end of empire. The Stationery Office. 22 September 2006. ISBN 9780112905899. Retrieved 12 July 2007.
among the different ethnic groups, elected from ethnic electoral rolls. SidiqKoya was more willing to compromise than his predecessor, and he was instrumental...
the Federation Party on 21 June 1964, with A. D. Patel as president and SidiqKoya as vice-president. The merger took place in time for the party to participate...
Commerce, Trade, Tourism and Transport. Koya is the son of former National Federation Party leader SidiqKoya. He is a lawyer and a former board member...
the opposition, SidiqKoya. In 1976 he was instrumental in bringing the two factions of the party together. Reddy replaced SidiqKoya as leader of the...
Indo-Fijian vote. The Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party led by SidiqKoya won the remaining 19 seats. The election re-affirmed the political allegiances...
Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and SidiqKoya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...
Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and SidiqKoya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...
Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and SidiqKoya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...
and former Attorney-General Vijay R. Singh – former Cabinet Minister SidiqKoya – Leader of the Opposition National Federation Party Dorsami Naidu – Leader...
narrow win for the Indo-Fijian-dominated National Federation Party (NFP). SidiqKoya, the NFP leader, was expected to become Prime Minister. Instead, the Governor-General...
in two, with the faction of leader SidiqKoya and a rival NFP group running against each other in 24 seats. Koya's faction was symbolised by a dove, with...
of Jai Ram Reddy, she narrowly lost a bid to lead the opposition, to SidiqKoya. Relations between her and the new leader remained strained and she resigned...
established. 1970 April – Constitutional conference in London; Mara and SidiqKoya agree on a compromise constitutional formula. 10 October – Fiji attains...
Elizabeth II, as head of state—though the then-Leader of the Opposition, SidiqKoya, had envisioned an independent Fiji as a republic. The official name of...
University of Tasmania in 1964. On his return to Fiji he first worked for SidiqKoya then for A. D. Patel, before setting up his own law firm in 1969. He was...
Gavidi changed his mind the following day. Four days after the election, SidiqKoya arrived at Government House expecting to be offered the opportunity to...
support for the former leader of the NFP, SidiqKoya and the split caused within the NFP when he was rewarded by Koya for his loyalty by being given a seat...
elections under the banner of Citizens Federation, together with Patel and SidiqKoya. All three won convincingly and went on to form the Federation Party in...
Mara as the first Chief Minister. Ongoing negotiations between Mara and SidiqKoya, who had taken over the leadership of the mainly Indo-Fijian National...
The Federation Committee was represented by A.D. Patel, assisted by SidiqKoya. The findings of the commission were largely unfavourable to Patel's demands...
September 1977 election, he supported the Dove Faction of the NFP led by SidiqKoya. In the 1987 general election, he stood as an Alliance candidate for the...
Federation Party Leaders A. D. Patel (1968–69) SidiqKoya (1969–77) Jai Ram Reddy (1977–84) SidiqKoya (1984–86) Harish Sharma (1986-1992) Jai Ram Reddy...
resignation of the former leader of the NFP, Jai Ram Reddy. When a supporter of SidiqKoya from Ba, Dr Balwant Singh Rakkha, was selected to contest the by-election...
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