Ambassador Ravindran Robin Nair

Mr Robin Nair was born in Fiji and remains a Fiji Citizen. Although a lawyer by profession, he spent most of his life in the fields of governance, government, international relations, and diplomacy, having worked for the Australian Diplomatic Service and the Fijian Diplomatic Service.

He attained Ambassadorial rank and Head of Foreign Ministry in Fiji. He has retained his legal skills.

In his earlier career, Nair worked as a lawyer in the civil litigation section of the Crown Law Office in Fiji; as a Regional Fisheries Law Advisor with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, based in Manila, Philippines; in the Administrative Law Section of the then Department of Territories (ACT), Canberra; in the Administrative Law Section of the then Commonwealth Public Service Board (Canberra) and in the Human Rights Section of the Commonwealth Attorney General’s Department in Canberra.

He has a deep interest in capacity building in developing countries and he has established programs and conducted training and seminars, including in the Peoples Republic of China.

His recent interest has been in good governance practices. He has been active in governance reform and democracy.
He is also an adviser to private industry.

He has numerous publications on international and national affairs, including on strengthening small and micro enterprises, and in training.

Qualification:
Ambassador Ravindran Robin Nair OF,
LL.B
Dip Law
Barrister and Solicitor (ACT, New Zealand and Fiji)