Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is a Fijian lawyer of Indian descent, who was appointed Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Electoral Reform & Anti-Corruption in the interim Cabinet of Commodore Frank Bainimarama on 8 January 2006. Fiji (Matanitu ko Viti फ़िजी officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands (Matanitu Tu-Vaka-i-koya ko Viti फ़िजी द्वीप समूह गणराज्य Indo-Fijians are Fijians who trace their ancestry to India. They number 311591 (37 Fiji 's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General. Fiji has the Westminster system - executive authority is vested nominally in a President, but exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers presided Commodore is a Military rank used in many navies for officers whose position exceeds that of a navy captain, but is less than Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is the son of Sayed Abdul Khaiyum, a longtime National Federation Party politician and the brother of former Fiji TV Journalist and current Fiji Broadcasting Corporation chairman, Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. The National Federation Party is a Fijian political party founded by A Fiji Television Limited is Fiji 's television network It was founded on 15 June 1994 as the first permanent television broadcasting network in the country A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends He has a Masters degree in Law (University of Hong Kong), and Bachelors in Law (University of New South Wales) and Bachelors in Political Science (Australian National University). He was a former senior legal officer in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Director of Public Prosecutions was created under the Fiji Independence Act of 1970 and came into being that year Prior to his appointment to the cabinet Sayed-Khaiyum was the General Manager Legal in the Colonial Group of Companies. He also worked with the law firm of Minter Ellison in Sydney. He was on the board of Transparency International Fiji and has been President of the Fiji Young Lawyers Association. Transparency International ( TI) is a leading international Non-governmental organization addressing corruption
| Preceded by Qoriniasi Bale |
Attorney-General 2007 - present |
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Qoriniasi Babitu Bale is a Lawyer and political leader who has served twice as Fiji 's Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, most recently Fiji 's chief governmental legal officer is the Attorney General.Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic