Sekove Naqiolevu is a

Fiji Fiji, officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists of an archipelago of more than 330 islands—of which about ...

an jurist, diplomat, and civil servant, who has served as a judge in both Fiji and the

Solomon Islands Solomon Islands, also known simply as the Solomons,John Prados, ''Islands of Destiny'', Dutton Caliber, 2012, p,20 and passim is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 1000 smaller islands in Melanesia, part of Oceania, t ...

. He is currently a member of the

Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission The Fiji Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a restorative justice body established in Fiji to inquire into human rights violations during the period of political disturbance following the 1987 Fijian coups d'état, including the subsequent 200 ...

. Naqiolevu was educated at the

University of Papua New Guinea The University of Papua New Guinea (UPNG) is a university located in Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea. It was established by ordinance of the Australian administration in 1965. This followed the Currie Commission which had enquired ...

, where he studied law. He worked as a lawyer in the state solicitor's office before serving as

Chief Magistrate of Fiji The Chief Magistrate is a judicial officer in the government of Fiji, who presides over the Magistrates Courts. The Chief Magistrate of Fiji has also assisted the court system of the isolated nation of Tuvalu with its legal matters. The followi ...

from 1992 to 1997. After working for the Prime Minister Office in Fiji, he was appointed Fiji's Ambassador to Papua New Guinea from 1999 to 2002. He subsequently served as a coordinator for the

Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), also known as Operation Helpem Fren, Operation Anode and Operation Rata (by New Zealand), began in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the Governor-General of Solom ...

. In 2005 he was appointed as a judge of the High Court and Appeal Court of the Solomon Islands. On 30 January 2025 he was appointed to the

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Year of birth missing (living people) Living people I-Taukei Fijian people University of Papua New Guinea alumni Fijian lawyers Chief Magistrates of Fiji Fijian judges on the courts of the Solomon Islands {{Oceania-law-bio-stub