A Muslim, he is married to Nassimah Dindar, the president of the island's general council,[2] and serves as its vice-president.
He first ran for the post in 2005, winning when René-Paul Victoria dropped his candidacy at the last minute.
Dindar supported Nicolas Sarkozy in his campaign to become president of France.
At the end of September, 2005, he suggested using genetic fingerprinting as a means of limiting immigration to Réunion from Comoros; this resulted in a great deal of outrage from the public.
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