Said Hasan was an

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lawyer and politician. He served in the Legislative Council between 1937 and 1944.

Biography

Hasan was born in Amritsar Punjab Province in

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and earned a BA at Punjab University. He then moved to the United Kingdom and read law at

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and studied for an LLB at the

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. He was

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in 1915.Indian Members of Suva Council
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'', February 1936, p62 After a spell of travelling, Hasan returned to India and worked at the Punjab High Court, as well as lecturing at the University Law College where he became its Vice Principal. He subsequently moved to

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, where he lived until moving to Fiji for a year in 1931. He then returned to India, before moving back to Fiji in 1934, where he earned a reputation as one of the best lawyers in the country. In 1936 Hasan was appointed to the

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Town Board, and the following year he was appointed to the Legislative Council. He also became President of the

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.Muslim League says farewell to Fiji Governor
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', April 1947, p9

References

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