Kamal Kumar | |
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कमल कुमार (Fiji Hindi) | |
Chief Justice of Fiji | |
In office 8 April 2019 –30 January 2023 | |
Preceded by | Anthony Gates |
Succeeded by | Salesi Temo |
Personal details | |
Died | 21 November 2023 |
Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
Kamal Kumar (died 21 November 2023) was a Fijian jurist who served as Chief Justice of Fiji from 2019 to 2023.
Kumar was educated at the Queensland University of Technology in Australia,graduating with a bachelor of law. [1] He worked as a lawyer in Australia,and then in Fiji,before being appointed to the High Court of Fiji civil division in 2013. [1]
From September 2018,he served as the head of the Fiji Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Commission,and he served as a president of Dakshina India Andhra Sangam Fiji of Lautoka Branch for two consecutive terms until 2012. [2] He was appointed acting chief justice following the retirement of Anthony Gates in April 2019. [3] The position was made permanent and he was formally sworn in as chief justice on 6 August 2021. [1]
On 30 January 2023,Kumar was suspended by President Wiliame Katonivere after allegations of misbehaviour. [4] Salesi Temo was appointed to act in his place. [5] He died on 21 November 2023. [6]
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