Imraz Iqbal

Who is Imraz Iqbal?

Imraz Iqbal Ali is a Fijian businessman, political activist, and former Television journalist, of Indian descent. He does not normally use his last name, except for legal purposes. Together with Laisa Digitaki, he is the co-owner of a magazine, Fiji Living, based in Digitaki's home in the Lami suburb of Vugalei.

Iqbal also hosted a popular Fiji Diving adventure show during his Television Career.

He contested the Nasinu Indian Communal Constituency for the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party at the parliamentary election held on 6–13 May 2006. He polled only 226 votes out of more than 12,000 - some 1.9 percent of the total.

Iqbal strongly condemned the Republic of Fiji Military Forces for the coup d'état of 5 December 2006. An article he published in Fiji Living resulted in Navy Commander Francis Kean summoning him to Suva's Queen Elizabeth Barracks and warning him against speaking out against the Military, according to the Fiji Times and Fiji Village. A studio belonging to Iqbal was destroyed by fire in the early hours of 24 December 2006, Fiji Television reported. Some F$250,000 of equipment was lost.