Ben Fihla | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office May 1994 – 22 March 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1932 Port Elizabeth, Cape Province Union of South Africa |
| Political party | African National Congress |
| Other political affiliations | South African Communist Party |
Nkosinathi Benson Fihla (born 13 June 1932) is a South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist who represented the African National Congress (ANC) in the National Assembly from 1994 to 2013. He subsequently served as Mayor of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality from March 2013 until May 2015. Fihla first joined the ANC in 1954 through its Youth League and he was imprisoned on Robben Island from 1964 to 1978 for his work with Umkhonto we Sizwe.