Nassimah Dindar

Nassimah Dindar
Nassimah Dindar in 2008
Senator of France for Réunion
Assumed office
2 October 2017
Serving with
  • Jean-Louis Lagourge
  • Viviane Malet
  • Michel Dennemont
Preceded byMichel Fontaine
Parliamentary groupCentrist Union
ConstituencyLa Réunion
Departmental Councilor for La Reunion
Assumed office
2 April 2015
Serving with Serge Hoarau
Preceded byGérard Françoise
President of the Departmental Council of La Reunion
In office
1 April 2004  18 December 2017
Preceded byJean-Luc Poudroux
Succeeded byCyrille Melchior
General Councilor for La Reunion
In office
18 March 2001  2 April 2015
Preceded byJean Chatel
Succeeded byAlain Armand
Nadia Ramassamy
Personal details
Born
Nassimah Mangrolia

(1960-01-20) 20 January 1960
Saint-Louis, Réunion
CitizenshipFrench
Political partyUnion of Democrats and Independents
Other political
affiliations
Rally for the Republic, Union for a Popular Movement
SpouseIbrahim Dindar
Residence(s)Bas de la Rivière, Saint-Denis, Réunion
Alma materUniversity of Provence
OccupationTeacher

Nassimah Dindar, née Mangrolia (born 20 January 1960 in Saint-Louis, Réunion), is a French politician, serving as one of four Senators for the French Overseas department and region of Réunion. Dindar was originally elected in the 2017 French legislative election.

Prior to her election, Dindar served as the first female elected president of the General Council of La Reunion, a position she held from 2004 to 2017. At the same time, she was leader of Droite sociale, a local political party, before joining the Union of Democrats and Independents.