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{{Short description|PR councillor}}
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'''Badih Chabaan''' (c. 1960 - 4 September 2017)<ref>[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/chabaan-and-wife-divorce-then-have-dinner-411341 Chabaan and wife divorce, then have dinner]</ref> was a PR councilor in the [[Cape Town City Council]] (Subcouncil 17 (Athlone & District)). He was a member of the [[Africa Muslim Party]] (AMP) when he was named councilor in August 2006 but later crossed the floor to establish the [[National People's Party (South Africa)|National People's Party]] (NPP), which he led as president. In November 2015, he announced his intention to resign from politics and hand over NPP leadership to his daughter.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/badih-chaaban-exits-politics-1942661|title=Badih Chaaban exits politics {{!}} IOL|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref>

Chabaan was controversial for both his role in [[Crossing the floor|floor crossing]] politics within Cape Town politics and for the lease he held on trading in [[Greenmarket Square]]. For 15 years from 1992 to 2007, he held a lease on 83% of the square<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://mg.co.za/article/2007-01-19-muslim-party-might-discipline-chaaban|title=Muslim Party might discipline Chaaban|newspaper=The M&G Online|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref> and owed the city R3.3 million.<ref name=tired>{{Cite web|url=http://yourproperty.co.za/cape-town-plans-new-life-for-tired-greenmarket-square/|title=Cape Town plans new life for ‘tired’ Greenmarket Square|website=yourproperty.co.za|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref> His lease was cancelled in 2007 amid accusations of mismanagement, racketeering and corruption.<ref name=tired/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.timeslive.co.za/thetimes/2007/12/04/cops-to-chaaban-it-ain-t-your-square-no-more|title=Cops to Chaaban: It ain't your square no more|last=FERREIRA|first=ANTON|website=Times LIVE|access-date=2016-11-19}}</ref>

Chabaan died on 4 September 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/controversial-cape-politician-badih-chabaan-dies-11084347|title=Controversial Cape politician Badih Chabaan dies {{!}} IOL Politics|access-date=2017-09-05|language=en}}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110516063323/http://www.id.org.za/newsroom/press-releases/press-release-archive/press-releases-2006/august-2006/id-challenge-zille-over-appointment-of-new-councillor-badih-chaaban/ ID CHALLENGE ZILLE OVER APPOINTMENT OF NEW COUNCILLOR BADIH CHAABAN]
* [http://www.capetownpartnership.co.za/default.aspx?pageid=c3d3b0d8-68a4-4daa-8350-04d59ae2ad44 Battle hots up over the future of Greenmarket square]
* [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&set_id=1&art_id=vn20071116114936177C439227 Dyantyi orders fresh probe against Badih]
* [http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=13&set_id=1&art_id=vn20071101150052841C173686 'Zille instigated probe into Badih Chaaban']

== References ==
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[[Category:1960s births]]
[[Category:2017 deaths]]
[[Category:Politicians from Cape Town]]
[[Category:South African Muslims]]
[[Category:Africa Muslim Party politicians]]

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