Nainendra Nand was the Solicitor-General of Fiji from 1997 to 2006. He had previously worked in the Office of the

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since 1983. He was dismissed from office on 7 December 2006 for refusing to cooperate with the

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which seized power on 5 December. Nand was educated in the

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. After receiving his

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from the

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, he went on to complete an

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from the

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, and was admitted to the bar at

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. In his capacity as Solicitor-General, Nand was the Chief Executive Officer for the office of the Attorney-General, the

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, the Fiji Law Revision Commission, the

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, and a total of nine boards and committees. In addition, he was Chairman of the Costs Review Committee, a member of the Board of Legal Education, and a legal adviser to the

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, and a member of the Hotel and Guest Houses Licensing Board and the boards of the IKA Corporation, the

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, and the Maritime and Ports Authority of Fiji. Nand has lectured in Commercial Law at the

University of the South Pacific The University of the South Pacific (USP) is a public research university with locations spread throughout a dozen countries in Oceania. Established in 1968, the university is organised as an intergovernmental organisation and is owned by the gov ...

. He is the co-author of '' Judicial Review Applications in Fiji'', published in 2001. He currently works at the University of the South Pacific. His wife Vineeta Nand is the Press and Public Affairs Adviser with the

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References

External links

Profile of Nainendra Nand on the Office of the Attorney-General website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nand, Nainendra Fijian people of Indian descent Alumni of the University of North London Alumni of the University of London Living people 20th-century Fijian lawyers Academic staff of the University of the South Pacific Solicitors-general of Fiji Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Fijian lawyers