Dr Siddick Chady MP | |
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Best Loser (Constituency No. 19) | |
In office 1991–1995 | |
2nd Member for Constituency No. 19 | |
In office 1995–2000 | |
2nd Member for Constituency No. 3 | |
In office 2000 –2004 (resigned) | |
Personal details | |
Born | British Mauritius | 15 May 1951
Political party | Parti Travailliste,MMM |
Mohummud Siddick Chady (born in 1951),most commonly known as Siddick Chady is a Mauritian physician,politician,and former minister. [1]
Chady grew up in Rose Hill and travelled to Europe to study medicine. His family owned a number of businesses including Cinema ABC,and Blockbuster Video Network (BVN). [2] [3]
Chady's political career started at the 1991 General Elections as a candidate of Alliance Parti Travailliste/PMSD in Constituency No. 19 - Stanley and Rose Hill. He was defeated in that constituency by Jayen Cuttaree,Paul Bérenger,and Jean Claude De L'Estrac of Alliance MSM/MMM. However after the elections he was nominated into the Legislative Assembly as a Best Loser .
At the 1995 General Elections he was elected as a candidate of Alliance Parti Travailliste/MMM in Constituency No. 19,alongside Jayen Cuttaree,and Paul Bérenger. Until 2000 Chady served as Minister Environment,Human Resource Development and Employment. [4]
At the 2000 General Elections Siddick Chady changed constituencies and was candidate of Alliance Parti Travailliste-PMXD in Constituency No. 3 - Port Louis Maritime and Port Louis East. He was elected,along with Samioullah Lauthan (MSM-MMM) and Mohammad Nanhuck (MSM-MMM). Chady's election as a member of the Parti Travailliste in Constituency No. 3 was regarded as unusual as it had been a stronghold of rival party MMM. [5] However,Siddick Chady did not complete his 5-year-term as he resigned from the National Assembly in 2004 in order to resolve problems arising in his private business ventures. Chady's resignation did not trigger by-elections. [6] [7] [8]
At the July 2005 General Elections Chady was a candidate of Alliance Sociale in Constituency No. 3 but was he neither elected nor nominated this time. [9] [10] [ citation needed ]
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