Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum

Who is Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum?

Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum is Fiji's Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Anti-Corruption, Public Enterprises, Industry, Investment, Tourism and Communications. He also served in the interim Government from 8 January 2007 to 9 April 2009.

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. He has a Masters degree in Law, Bachelors in Law, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice and a Bachelors in Political Science. 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.