Ram Jati Singh,
OBE
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
(1908–1992) was a
Fiji Indian politician and landlord who was elected to the
Legislative Council in the
1966 general elections on the
National Federation Party
The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A. D. Patel, A.D. Patel in November 1968, as a merger of the Federation Party and the National Democratic Party (Fiji, 1960s), National Democratic Party. Though it claimed to ...
(NFP) ticket. He was re-elected in the 1968 by-election with an increased majority.
He was the father of the Fijian politician
Raman Pratap Singh, and the grandfather of Australian politician
Lisa Singh
Lisa Maria Singh (born 20 February 1972) is a former Australian politician. She was a Senator for Tasmania from 2011 to 2019. She had previously been a member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the division of Denison from 2006 ...
.
He had 9 sons and 3 daughters.
Notes and references
* Narendra P. Singh, ''With the Gods and the Sea'', Veran Press, NSW, Australia, 2003,
1908 births
1992 deaths
Fijian Hindus
National Federation Party politicians
Indian members of the Legislative Council of Fiji
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
Politicians from Bua Province
Fijian landlords
20th-century landowners
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