Mahendra Chandra Vinod International Organization for Standardization

Background

He was born in Nacokaika, Naitasiri, Fiji and was of Indian descent.

Education

After completing his Bachelor of Science from the University of Hawaii and Diploma in Journalism from New Delhi, joined the Fiji civil service.

Career

He retired from the civil service in 1979 and became the editor of the Hindi language newspaper, Shanti Dut in 1981. In August 1981, he was awarded an Imperial Service Order (International Organization for Standardization) from Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to Fiji.

Achievements

• Foreign the 1987 general election, the NFP–Labour Coalition chose him as a candidate for the Nausori/Levuka Indian Communal Constituency which he won easily, but was a member of Parliament for a month when the military coup of 1987 put a halt to his late entry into politics.