Background
Shameem, Nazhat was born on November 16, 1960 in Suva, Fiji. Daughter of Abdul Azeez and Ayesha Shameem.
Shameem, Nazhat was born on November 16, 1960 in Suva, Fiji. Daughter of Abdul Azeez and Ayesha Shameem.
Bachelor in Law with honors, Sussex University, England, 1981. Master of Laws, Cambridge University, England, 1982. Master of Philosophy in Criminology, Cambridge University, England, 1988.
Legal officer DPP' General’ s Office, Fiji, 1984—1985, senior legal officer, 1985—1986, principal legal officer, 1986—1989, assistant DPP, 1989—1990, deputy DPP, 1990—1993, DPP, 1993—1999. Judge High Court of Fiji, since 1999. Member Judicial Education Committee, Fiji, 1999—2004.
Judicial trainer, coordinator.
Chair, advocate Children's Coordinating Committee, Fiji, 1993—1999. Chair Institute Judicial and Legal Studies, University South Pacific. Member Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice, The Hague, Netherlands, since 1999.
Trustee Women's Action for Change, Fiji, since 1996.
Married Aslam Khan; children: Siffat Khan, Khizer Hayaat Khan.
