Sakiusa Tuisolia
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Ratu
Sakiusa Tuisolia is a Fiji
an chief
from the province of Naitasiri and a former civil servant when he served as Chief Policy Adviser to three successive Fijian Prime Ministers and was also Deputy CEO in the Office of the Prime Minister . He was dismissed in December 2006 as Chief Executive Officer
of the government-owned Airports Fiji Limited, by the military administration
that had seized power
on 5 December. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/12/12Fijilive09.html He resisted his dismissal: "If they (the Military) are planning to terminate me from my post, they dont have the power to do so, they have no legitimacy since they have illegally removed the elected Qarase Government. Only the AFL Board has the powers to remove me subject to my performance or a serious breach of the terms of my contract but the Board is very happy with my good performance and intends to renew my contract he said. When the Military accused him of "financial discrepancies", however, he reacted angrily, saying that was "a total and blatant lie". They are making these wild and falsified allegations to justify the coup. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=53611 He accused the Military of conducting a witch hunt against him because he was known to be anti-coup and anti-military. AFL is a well managed company and its financial accounts is always audited by the Auditor General. AFL is regarded as the model state enterprise in Fiji because of the success of its reform programme under Tuisolia's visionary and strong strategic leadership.
Tuisolia turned around AFL from a loss making state enterprise into a very profitable one. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/15/fijilive4.html]
Tuisolia is married to Imrana Jalal
, a lawyer of Indian
descent. She, too, has been dismissed from civil service positions by the Military-backed interim government.
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
Sakiusa Tuisolia is a Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an chief
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
from the province of Naitasiri and a former civil servant when he served as Chief Policy Adviser to three successive Fijian Prime Ministers and was also Deputy CEO in the Office of the Prime Minister . He was dismissed in December 2006 as Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
of the government-owned Airports Fiji Limited, by the military administration
Military of Fiji
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces are the military of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. With a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, it is one of the smallest militaries in the world. However, most of its surrounding island nations have no militaries at all...
that had seized power
2006 Fijian coup d'état
The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis....
on 5 December. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/12/12Fijilive09.html He resisted his dismissal: "If they (the Military) are planning to terminate me from my post, they dont have the power to do so, they have no legitimacy since they have illegally removed the elected Qarase Government. Only the AFL Board has the powers to remove me subject to my performance or a serious breach of the terms of my contract but the Board is very happy with my good performance and intends to renew my contract he said. When the Military accused him of "financial discrepancies", however, he reacted angrily, saying that was "a total and blatant lie". They are making these wild and falsified allegations to justify the coup. http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=53611 He accused the Military of conducting a witch hunt against him because he was known to be anti-coup and anti-military. AFL is a well managed company and its financial accounts is always audited by the Auditor General. AFL is regarded as the model state enterprise in Fiji because of the success of its reform programme under Tuisolia's visionary and strong strategic leadership.
Tuisolia turned around AFL from a loss making state enterprise into a very profitable one. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/15/fijilive4.html]
Tuisolia is married to Imrana Jalal
Imrana Jalal
Imrana Jalal, sometimes known as Patricia Jalal , is a Fijian lawyer and activist of Indian descent, who serves as a human rights advisor to the United Nations Development Program and as a member of the International Commission of Jurists, a body of sixty eminent judges and lawyers, to which she...
, a lawyer of Indian
Indians in Fiji
Indo-Fijians are Fijians whose ancestors came from India and various parts of South Asia, South-East Asia and Asia itself. They number 313,798 out of a total of 827,900 people living in Fiji...
descent. She, too, has been dismissed from civil service positions by the Military-backed interim government.