Jai Ram Reddy
| Jai Ram Reddy | |
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| 2nd Leader of the Opposition (Fiji) | |
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In office 1977–1983 |
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| Governor General |
Ratu Sir George Cakobau Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Prime Minister | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara |
| Preceded by | Sidiq Koya |
| Succeeded by | Sidiq Koya |
| 26th Attorney General of Fiji | |
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In office 1987–1987 |
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| Governor General | Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau |
| Prime Minister | Timoci Bavadra |
| Preceded by | Qoriniasi Bale |
| Succeeded by | Alipate Qetaki |
| (2nd) Leader of the Opposition (Fiji) | |
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In office 1992–1999 |
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| President |
Ratu Sir Penaia Ganilau Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara |
| Prime Minister | Sitiveni Rabuka |
| Preceded by | vacant |
| Succeeded by | Ratu Inoke Kubuabola |
| 1st President of the Court of Appeal of Fiji | |
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In office 2000–2000 |
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| President | Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara |
| Succeeded by | Sir Timoci Tuivaga |
| (1st) President of the Court of Appeal of Fiji | |
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In office 2002–2003 |
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| President | Ratu Josefa Iloilo |
| Preceded by | Sir Timoci Tuivaga |
| Succeeded by | Sir Gordon Ward |
| Senator | |
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In office 1972–1977 |
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| Appointed by | Leader of the Opposition |
| President of the Senate | Robert Munro |
| Preceded by | Sidiq Koya |
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Member of Parliament for Lautoka Indian |
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In office 1977–1987 |
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| Preceded by | Sidiq Koya |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament | |
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In office 1992–1999 |
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| Preceded by | vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 12, 1937 Lautoka, Fiji |
| Political party | National Federation Party |
| Spouse(s) | 1. Anne Reddy 1962-1970 (divorced); Chandra Wati Singh m. 1972 |
| Children | 2 sons, 2 daughters |
| Profession | Lawyer, Judge |
| Religion | Hinduism |
Jai Ram Reddy, CF (born 12 May 1937) is an Indo-Fijian statesman, who has had a distinguished career in both the legislative and judicial branches of the Fijian government. In 1998, he received Fiji's highest honour, the Companion of the Order of Fiji, in recognition of his services to his country.
As leader of the National Federation Party (NFP), he was Leader of the Official Opposition from 1977 to 1983, and again from 1992 to 1999. He went on to serve as President of the Fiji Court of Appeal. He held this post briefly in 2000, and again from 2002 to 2003. On 31 January 2003, the United Nations General Assembly elected him as a member of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, which is responsible for the prosecution of war crimes.
The eldest of five children born to Pethi and Yenkattama Reddy, Jai Ram Reddy was born at Lautoka Hospital on 12 May 1937. Both his paternal grandfather, Byanna Reddy, a Kamma (Kshatriya) from the Cuddapah District in what is now Andhra Pradesh, and his maternal grandfather, Iyyappa Reddy, a social worker and a founder of the Lovu Sangam Primary School, emigrated to Fiji in 1903 on the Elbe III.
Educated initially at Sri Vivekananda High School in Nadi and then at DAV College in Suva, Reddy enrolled in the University Entrance class at Wellington Technical College, New Zealand, in April 1955, and was the only non-accredited student in the college to pass the examination that year. He went on to enroll in the Law faculty of Wellington's Victoria University in 1956, graduating in 1960, when he was admitted to the New Zealand bar. He was subsequently admitted to the bar in Fiji the following year. From 1961 to 1966 he was Staff Solicitor and Associate at the law firm of A. D. Patel & Co in Nadi, Fiji. From 1966 to 1968, he served as Crown Counsel and was Principal Legal Officer in the Attorney-General's Office from 1968 to 1970. He was the senior partner in a law firm of Stuart Reddy & Co of Lautoka, Fiji. From 1988 to 1997, he was sole practitioner in Lautoka.
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