Rosy Akbar

Rosy Sofia Akbar is a Fijian politician and former Member of the Parliament of Fiji who served as the Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation from 2021 to 2022.^[1][2] She is originally from Ba and before entering politics she was Vice-Principal of A.D. Patel College.^[3]

Rosy Sofia Akbar
Akbar in 2014
Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation
In office 24 August 2021 – 24 December 2022
Prime Minister	Frank Bainimarama
Preceded by	Mereseini Vuniwaqa
Succeeded by	Lynda Tabuya
In office 24 September 2016 – 20 November 2018
Succeeded by	Mereseini Vuniwaqa
Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts
In office 22 November 2018 – 24 August 2021
Prime Minister	Frank Bainimarama
Preceded by	Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Succeeded by	Premila Kumar
Minister for Health and Medical Services
In office 10 September 2016 – 20 November 2018
Prime Minister	Frank Bainimarama
Preceded by	Jone Usamate
Succeeded by	Ifereimi Waqainabete
Personal details
Political party	FijiFirst
Known for	Former Vice-Principal of A.D. Patel College

Akbar was elected to Parliament in the 2014 election, in which she won 990 votes,^[4] and was appointed Minister for Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation.^[5] Following a cabinet reshuffle in September 2016 she was appointed Minister for Health and Medical Services.^[6] She was re-elected at the 2018 election,^[7] winning 705 votes, and was appointed Minister of Education.^[8]

On 13 February 2023 she resigned from Parliament for health reasons.^[9] She was replaced by Virendra Lal.^[10]