M. S. Buksh

M. S. Buksh

Infobox Politician (general)
name= Mirza Salim Buksh


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title= Member of Legislative Council (Fiji)
Nominated Indian member
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term_end= 1950
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Mirza Salim Buksh was one of the first Fiji Indians to gain formal education in Fiji. He was chosen as one of the representatives of the Indian community on a number of occasions. He helped form and supported a number of social, and religious organisations. He also served one term as a nominated member in the Legislative Council.

Early life

He was one of the early group of Fiji Indians to acquire sufficient formal education to be employed in Government service. In 1922, Buksh, together with Odin Ramrakha and Vishnu Deo helped the Raju Commission that made inquiries into the conditions of the Indian community in Fiji. [cite book| last = Sharma | first = Guru Dayal | title = Memories of Fiji: 1887 - 1987 | publisher =Guru Dayal Sharma, Suva, Fiji | date = 1987 | pages = p. 87] In 1924, he was one of the founding members of the Indian Reform League, the first social and sporting organisation formed for Fiji Indians. [cite book | last = Gillion| first = Kenneth | title = The Fiji Indians: Challenge to European Dominance 1920-1946 | publisher = Australian National University Press | date = 1977 | id = ISBN 0-70811-291-9 | pages = p. 105 ] He was also a founding member of the Fiji Muslim League in 1926. [cite book| last = Sharma | first = Guru Dayal | title = Memories of Fiji: 1887 - 1987 | publisher =Guru Dayal Sharma, Suva, Fiji | date = 1987 | pages = p. 82]

Involvement in politics

Buksh was a nominated member of the Legislative Council of Fiji in 1947, as an Indian nominated member by the Governor. He is remembered for an incident which caused a rift between A. D. Patel and Vishnu Deo. In 1948, when the Governor asked the five Indian members of the Legisaltive Council to elect one from amongst themselves to be a member of the Executive Council, A.D. Patel and Vishnu Deo both put forward their names. (The member elected into the Executive Council would have been recognised as the leader of the Indian community.) Ami Chandra supported Vishnu Deo, whereas James Madhavan, supported A.D. Patel. Buksh regarded both Patel and Deo as capable and could not make up his mind as to who to support. Fully aware that Buksh did not regard himself as worthy of the position, A.D. Patel nominated him. Flattered with this support, Buksh returned the favour and threw his support behind Patel. Buksh said afterwords, “I garlanded him with the garland he offered me.” [cite book |last=Lal |first=Brij |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= A vision for change: A. D. Patel and the politics of Fiji|year= 1997|publisher= Australian National University|location= ACT, Australia|isbn=0-7315-2350-4 | pages = p. 111]

Family life

He married Sarah Florence Whippy and had 7 children. One of which is Mirza Namrud Buksh a.k.a Lulu Buksh, who was reported to be the oldest candidate running for elections in 2001.

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