Famous People with Name Mara

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara: is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. He was Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992.

Alehana Mara            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Alehana Mara: is a professional rugby league footballer who currently plays in the National Rugby League for the New Zealand Warriors. He is of Vanuatuan and Tokelauan descent. His mother is from Tokelau and his father is from Vanuatu. Mara attended St Patrick's Colleg

John Andrew Mara            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Andrew Mara: was a Canadian merchant, rancher and a politician at both the provincial and federal levels. Mara was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the province of British Columbia. He sat in the provincial legislature as the member from Yale. He ran for election as well as sat as both Government and Opposition - this was before political parties were allowed in the House. Federally, Mara was a Conservative and was twice acclaimed as a Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Yale before being defeated by Hewitt Bostock in the 1896 election in the new riding of Yale-Cariboo.