Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
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The Honourable Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum MP |
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| 37th Attorney General of Fiji | |
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Assumed office 8 January 2007 |
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| President |
Ratu Josefa Iloilo Ratu Epeli Nailatikau George Konrote |
| Prime Minister | Frank Bainimarama |
| Preceded by | Qoriniasi Bale |
| Minister for Economy | |
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Assumed office 6 October 2014 |
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| President |
Ratu Epeli Nailatikau George Konrote |
| Prime Minister | Frank Bainimarama |
| Minister for Communications and Public Enterprise | |
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Assumed office 6 October 2014 |
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| Minister for Civil Service | |
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Assumed office 6 October 2014 |
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| Minister for Justice, Elections and Anti-Corruption | |
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Assumed office 6 December 2006 |
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| President |
Ratu Josefa Iloilo Ratu Epeli Nailatikau George Konrote |
| Prime Minister | Frank Bainimarama |
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| Nationality | Fijian |
| Political party | FijiFirst |
| Spouse(s) | Ela Gavoka (m. 2011) |
| Relations | Viliame Gavoka (father-in-law) |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater |
ANU (BA) UNSW (LLB) University of Hong Kong (LLM) University of Wollongong (GDLP) |
| Religion | Islam |
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum, a Fijian politician and a Cabinet Minister, He is the Secretary of the FijiFirst party.
Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is the son of Sayed Abdul Khaiyum, a former member of Parliament and is the brother of former Fiji TV journalist and current Fiji Broadcasting Corporation CEO Riyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. Sayed-Khaiyum is a member of the Muslim community of Fiji. He has a master's degree in Law (University of Hong Kong), Bachelors in Law (University of New South Wales), a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (University of Wollongong) and a bachelor's degree in political science (Australian National University). He was a former senior legal officer in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Sayed-Khaiyum was the General Manager Legal and Compliance and was the Company Secretary in the Colonial Group of Companies for five years immediately prior to his appointment in the Interim Government by the President of Fiji. 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.
Sayed-Khaiyum was appointed to the interim government of Frank Bainimarama after the 2006 Fijian coup d'état as Interim Attorney-General and Justice Minister.
When Bainimarama formed the FijiFirst Party, Sayed-Khaiyum was appointed its general secretary.
Sayed-Khaiyum contested the 2014 election, winning 13,753 votes, the third-highest polling candidate. Following the election he was appointed Minister for Finance, Public Enterprise, Trade and Tourism. He initially relinquished the role of Attorney-General, but was reinstated shortly afterwards.
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