Moti Tikaram
Moti Tikaram was born in Lami, Central Division, Fiji on March 18th, 1925 and is the Politician. At the age of 87, Moti Tikaram biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Sir Moti Tikaram, KBE, CF, LLB(NZ) (18 March 1925 – 17 May 2012) was a judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji, the first ombudsman of independent Fiji and a football administrator.
He was the first local person to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji.
He served on numerous boards and committees and was the patron of several sporting organisations.
Legal and judicial career
In 1972, he was appointed Fiji's first Ombudsman. He was the longest-serving national ombudsman at the time of his retirement in 1987. He served with the International Commission of Jurists from 1984 to 1989. After Fiji's independence in 1987, he was re-elected as a judge and served for many years as the President of the Fiji Court of Appeal. On several occasions, he served as Chief Justice of Fiji.
Awards
- In 2007, he was awarded with Pravasi Bharatiya Samman by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs.
- In 2009, was awarded the "Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award" in New Delhi, India at the Indian Diaspora Celebrations.