Nazhat Shameem

Nazhat Shameem
Shameen at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during the 40th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Deputy Prosecutor of International Criminal Court
Assumed office
7 March 2022
Serving with Mame Mandiaye Niang
Preceded byJames Stewart
President of the United Nations Human Rights Council
In office
15 January 2021 – 31 December 2021
Preceded byElisabeth Tichy-Fisslberger
Succeeded byFederico Villegas
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Fiji to the United Nations
In office
2014 – 7 June 2022
High Court Judge
In office
1999 – April 2009
Personal details
Born1960 (age 65–66)
RelationsShaista Shameem (sister)
Children1
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Nazhat Shameem Khan (born 1960) is a Fijian diplomat, lawyer and former judge who is a deputy prosecutor for the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2022. She served as the Permanent Representative of Fiji to the United Nations from 2014 to 2022 and the President of the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2021. She previously served as a judge of the High Court of Fiji from 1999 to 2009, the first woman to do so.