Badih Chabaan (c. 1960 - 4 September 2017) was a PR councilor in the
Cape Town City Council (Subcouncil 17 (Athlone & District)). He was a member of the
Africa Muslim Party
The Africa Muslim Party is a South African Muslim political party. It was founded in 1994, with Gulam Sabdia as Chairman and Imtiaz Suleman as national leader, and competed in the 1994 elections, winning no seats (it had put up 60 candidates ...
(AMP) when he was named councilor in August 2006 but later crossed the floor to establish the
National People's Party (NPP), which he led as president. In November 2015, he announced his intention to resign from politics and hand over NPP leadership to his daughter.
Chabaan was controversial for both his role in
floor crossing
In parliamentary systems, politicians are said to cross the floor if they formally change their political affiliation to a different political party than which they were initially elected under (as is the case in Canada and the United Kingdom). ...
politics within Cape Town politics and for the lease he held on trading in
Greenmarket Square
Greenmarket Square is a historical square in the centre of old Cape Town, South Africa. The square was built in 1696, when a burgher watch house was erected.
Over the years, the square has served as a slave market, a vegetable market, a parking l ...
. For 15 years from 1992 to 2007, he held a lease on 83% of the square and owed the city R3.3 million.
His lease was cancelled in 2007 amid accusations of mismanagement, racketeering and corruption.
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Chabaan died on 4 September 2017.]
External links
ID CHALLENGE ZILLE OVER APPOINTMENT OF NEW COUNCILLOR BADIH CHAABAN
Battle hots up over the future of Greenmarket square
Dyantyi orders fresh probe against Badih
'Zille instigated probe into Badih Chaaban'
References
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1960s births
2017 deaths
Politicians from Cape Town
Africa Muslim Party politicians