Satya Nandan

Satya N. Nandan, CF, CBE (July 10, 1936[1] – February 25, 2020), was a diplomat and lawyer from Fiji specializing in ocean affairs, was Chairman of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, where he served a two-year term commencing 1 January 2009.

[2] Previously, he was the first Secretary-General of the International Seabed Authority, a position he held for three consecutive four-year terms from March 1996 until December 2008.

Ambassador Nandan was a Fiji Indian who held a law degree from the University of London and was a Barrister-at-Law of Lincoln's Inn, England.

Ambassador Nandan has had an extensive career in international relations, both as representative of his country and head of several intergovernmental bodies.

Some of his numerous positions include: Ambassador Nandan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) by Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (2012), an honorary Doctorate by the University of the South Pacific (1996) and an honorary Doctor of Laws by the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada (1995).