Abdul Rahman Manu (died 29 March 1957) was an Indo-Fijian businessman politician. He served as a nominated member of the Legislative Council from 1956 until his death in 1957.

Biography

Born in Fiji, Manu owned a business and sugar cane farm in

Lautoka District Lautoka () is the second largest city in Fiji. It is on the west coast of the island of Viti Levu, in the Ba Province of the Western Division. Lying in the heart of Fiji's sugar cane-growing region, the city has come to be known as the Suga ...

.Mr. Abdul Rahman Manu
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1957, pp139–141 He was one of the founding members and president of the Maunatul Islam Association, an organisation representing Muslims who originally came to Fiji as indentured labourers from

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. He was also an active member of the

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in Lautoka.Fiji Times, 2 March 1955 Following the 1956 elections, he was nominated as one of the Indo-Fijian members of the Legislative Council. Following his death the following year,

A. H. Sahu Khan Dr Abdul Habib Sahu Khan served two terms as an Indian nominated member of the Legislative Council of Fiji from 1957 to 1963. His brother Abdul Rahman was also an MLC during the 1940s. He is credited with proposing the idea of the South Pacific G ...

was nominated as his replacement.1956 Fiji Legislative Council elections
Fiji Elections

References

Fijian farmers 20th-century Fijian businesspeople Members of the Legislative Council of Fiji Fijian Muslims Malayali people Politicians from Lautoka 1957 deaths {{Fiji-politician-stub