Julius Chan

**Sir Julius Chan** (29 Agusta 1939 - 30 Janairu shekara ta 2025) ɗan siyasan Papua New Guinea ne wanda ya zama Firayim Minista na Papua New Guinea daga shekara ta 1980 zuwa shekara ta 1982 da kuma daga shekara ta 1994 zuwa 1997. Ya kasance memba na majalisar dokoki a lardin New Ireland, bayan da ya lashe kujerar a zaben 2007 na kasa. Ya kuma kasance gwamnan lardin New Ireland daga shekara ta 2007 har zuwa rasuwarsa a shekara ta 2025. A ranar 26 ga watan Mayun shekara ta 2019, Firayim Minista Peter O'Neill ya bayyana cewa nan ba da jimawa ba zai yi murabus kuma yana fatan Sir Julius ya gaje shi. Firayim Minista mai barin gado ba shi da ikon nada magajinsa, kuma washegari O'Neill ya jinkirta murabus din nasa na hukuma. Ya kuma kasance jigo a kasarsa a lokacin rikicin Bougainville na tsawon shekaru.
## Rayuwa
Chan an haife shi a matsayin ɗa na biyar cikin ’ya’ya bakwai a tsibirin Tanga da ke yankin New Guinea, a cikin lardin New Ireland a yanzu, ɗan Chan Pak (陳柏), ɗan kasuwa daga Taishan, China, da Miriam Tinkoris, ‘yar asalin New Ireland. Ban da Turanci, ya yi magana Cantonese, Tok Pisin, da Sursurunga. Ya yi karatu a Marist College Ashgrove a Brisbane, Queensland, Ostiraliya.
## Farkon sana'ar siyasa
Chan ya fara shiga siyasa sosai a shekarun 1960. An zabe shi a matsayin wakilin gundumar Namatanai na lardin New Ireland a majalisar dokokin kasar kafin samun 'yancin kai a 1968 kuma an sake zabe shi a 1972, 1977, 1982, 1987 da 1992. Ya kasance mataimakin firaminista sau hudu (1976, 1985, 1986, 199 ministar kudi) sau uku. (1972-1977, 1985-1986 da 1992-1994). Ya kuma rike manyan mukaman masana'antu na farko (1977-78) da harkokin waje da kasuwanci (1994). Chan ya zama shugaban jam'iyyar ci gaban jama'a a shekarar 1970. An nada shi a matsayin Kwamandan Tsarin Mulkin Biritaniya (KBE) a cikin 1981, kuma ya nada mai ba da shawara a shekara mai zuwa.
## Firai Minista
Chan ya fara zama firaminista ne a ranar 11 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 1980, inda ya gaji firaministan kasar na farko, Michael Somare, bayan da ya kaddamar da wani kuduri na kin amincewa da shi kan rashin jituwar da aka samu kan ko za a kara albashin 'yan majalisar da kuma bukatar su janye daga harkokin kasuwancinsu. Ya yi aiki a matsayin Firayim Minista har zuwa 2 ga Agusta shekara ta 1982, lokacin da Somare ya sake samun mukamin. A lokacin mulkinsa na farko, wanda ya fuskanci matsalolin kudi, ya lura da shirin tsuke bakin aljihu, ayyukan samar da ababen more rayuwa da kuma rage darajar kina. A cikin shekara  ta 1980, ya kuma ba da umarnin tura rundunar tsaron Papua New Guinea don tallafa wa gwamnatin Vanuatu da 'yan tawaye a lokacin yakin kwakwa, wanda shi ne farmakin farko na PNGDF a ketare.

Ya gaji Firayim Minista Paias Wingti a watan Agustan shekara ta 1994 kuma ya hau kan karagar mulki a kan tsarin tsaro biyu na kasa da kuma tafiyar da tattalin arzikin da ya dace. A cikin shekara ta 1997, kwangilar miliyoyin daloli na gwamnatin Chan tare da Sandline International, ƙungiyar 'yan amshin shata, don magance yaƙin neman zaɓe na 'yan aware a Bougainville ya haifar da al'amarin Sandline, tare da gagarumar zanga-zangar jama'a da kisan kai na kwanaki 10 da sojojin ƙasa marasa biyan kuɗi suka yi, wanda aka fi sani da Rausim Kwik. An kuma soki shi saboda shawarar da ya yanke na shawagi kan kina a cikin shekara ta 1994, yana mai nuni da matsalar ma'auni na biyan kuɗi.

A lokacin wa'adinsa na Firayim Minista, Chan kuma yana da hannu a cikin siyan Conservatory na Cairns na 1994, inda ya amince da siyan ginin a kan dalar Amurka miliyan 18.7, duk da cewa masu siyar sun sayi shi makonni biyu da suka gabata akan dala miliyan 9.8. Wani bincike na Hukumar Ombudsman daga baya ya gano cewa yana da rikici da ba a bayyana ba.

A ranar 25 ga Maris shekara 1997, yayin binciken da aka fara a ranar 21 ga Maris wanda ya sa ministoci biyar suka yi murabus, Majalisar ta kayar da wani kudiri na kira ga Chan ya yi murabus (59-38). Sai dai washegari Chan da ministoci biyu suka zabi yin murabus, kuma John Giheno dan jam'iyyar Chan ya zama firaminista na riko. Ya sake samun mukamin ne a ranar 2 ga watan Yunin shekara ta 1997, jim kadan kafin zaben kasa. Chan ya sha kaye a zaben kasa a watan Yunin shekara ta 1997 kuma Bill Skate ya gaje shi a matsayin firaminista a ranar 22 ga Yulin shekara ta 1997. Daga baya Chan an wanke shi bisa zargin cin hanci da rashawa da ya shafi al'amarin Sandline. Ya kasance ba ya cikin Majalisar har sai da ya lashe kujerar lardin New Ireland a zaben Yuni – Yuli shekara ta 2007.

Ya gaji Firayim Minista Paias Wingti a watan Agustan shekara ta 1994 kuma ya hau kan karagar mulki a kan tsarin tsaro biyu na kasa da kuma tafiyar da tattalin arzikin da ya dace.A cikin shekara ta 1997, kwangilar miliyoyin daloli na gwamnatin Chan tare da Sandline International, ƙungiyar 'yan amshin shata, don magance yaƙin neman zaɓe na 'yan aware a Bougainville ya haifar da al'amarin Sandline, tare da gagarumar zanga-zangar jama'a da kisan kai na kwanaki 10 da sojojin ƙasa marasa biyan kuɗi suka yi, wanda aka fi sani da Rausim Kwik. An kuma soki shi saboda shawarar da ya yanke na shawagi kan kina a cikin shekara ta 1994, yana mai nuni da matsalar ma'auni na biyan kuɗi.

A lokacin wa'adinsa na Firayim Minista, Chan kuma yana da hannu a cikin siyan Conservatory na Cairns na 1994, inda ya amince da siyan ginin a kan dalar Amurka miliyan 18.7, duk da cewa masu siyar sun sayi shi makonni biyu da suka gabata akan dala miliyan 9.8. Wani bincike na Hukumar Ombudsman daga baya ya gano cewa yana da rikici da ba a bayyana ba.

A ranar 25 ga Maris shekara 1997, yayin binciken da aka fara a ranar 21 ga Maris wanda ya sa ministoci biyar suka yi murabus, Majalisar ta kayar da wani kudiri na kira ga Chan ya yi murabus (59-38). Sai dai washegari Chan da ministoci biyu suka zabi yin murabus, kuma John Giheno dan jam'iyyar Chan ya zama firaminista na riko. Ya sake samun mukamin ne a ranar 2 ga watan Yunin shekara ta 1997, jim kadan kafin zaben kasa. Chan ya sha kaye a zaben kasa a watan Yunin shekara ta 1997 kuma Bill Skate ya gaje shi a matsayin firaminista a ranar 22 ga Yulin shekara ta 1997. Daga baya Chan an wanke shi bisa zargin cin hanci da rashawa da ya shafi al'amarin Sandline. Ya kasance ba ya cikin Majalisar har sai da ya lashe kujerar lardin New Ireland a zaben Yuni – Yuli shekara ta 2007.
## Daga baya aiki
A cikin shekara  2002, Chan ya yi takarar neman kujera a majalisar lardin New Ireland amma ya sha kaye a hannun Ian Ling-Stuckey. A lokacin “cinyar dawakai” na tattaunawar da aka yi bayan babban zaɓen 2007, an zaɓi Chan a matsayin firaminista, tare da goyon bayan Mekere Morauta da Bart Philemon, a matsayin madadin ƙungiyar Ƙungiyoyin Ƙungiyoyin Ƙungiyoyin Ƙungiyoyin Ƙasa, wanda da alama Somare zai sake jagoranta. Kakakin majalisar Jeffrey Nape ya ki amincewa da zaben Chan a matsayin dan takara kuma Somare ya lashe zaben ya zama firaminista ba tare da adawa ba a ranar 13 ga watan Agusta, yayin da mambobin majalisar 21 suka shiga kungiyar adawa ta Chan. Chan ya kasance shugaban ‘yan adawa a takaice, amma ya bar mukamin ga Mekere Morauta a watan Agustan shekara ta 2007. A wannan watan, ya zama gwamnan lardin New Ireland, a lokacin da ya kafa tsarin fensho kuma ya inganta amfani da MaiMai, Tsarin Mulkin New Ireland a matsayin ƙungiyar yanke shawara da aka sani a siyasar lardi.

A cikin shekarunsa na baya, an kira Chan a Papua New Guinea a matsayin "Mutumin Ƙarshe", dangane da shi ya yi watsi da yawancin mambobin majalisar dokokin farko bayan samun 'yancin kai. Ya fitar da tarihinsa a shekara ta 2015.
## Rayuwa ta sirri da mutuwa
Chan ya auri Stella, Lady Chan a cikin shekara ta 1966 kuma ya haifi 'ya'ya hudu: Vanessa Andrea, Byron James, Mark Gavin, da Toea Julius. Ɗansa Byron Chan ya kasance memba na majalisar dokoki na Namatanai Open Electorate, wanda ke rufe kudancin New Ireland daga 2002 har zuwa 2017. Daga cikin yayansa akwai MP Walter Schnaubelt.

Chan ya mutu a Huris, lardin New Ireland a ranar 30 ga Janairu shekara ta 2025, yana da shekaru 85. Gwamnatin Papua New Guinea ta ayyana zaman makoki na mako guda na kasa saboda mutuwarsa kuma ta ba Chan, wanda aka kai gawarsa Port Moresby, jana'izar jiha a ranar 2 ga Fabrairu.. Daga nan aka mayar da gawarsa zuwa New Ireland, inda aka binne shi a ranar 6 ga Fabrairu.
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