Shaista Shameem

Fijian lawyer
Person human Q7462492
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Shaista Shameem

Summary

Shaista Shameem is a human[1]. She worked as a lawyer[2]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Shaista Shameem held citizenship in Fiji[4].
  • Shaista Shameem's professions included lawyer[2].
  • Shaista Shameem held the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur[5].
  • Shaista Shameem's education included a stint at Harvard University[6].
  • Shaista Shameem's education included a stint at University of Auckland[7].
  • Shaista Shameem was educated at University of the South Pacific[8].
  • Shaista Shameem was educated at University of Waikato[9].
  • Shaista Shameem's doctoral advisor was Grant Hammond[10].
  • Shaista Shameem's doctoral advisor was Margaret Wilson[11].
  • Shaista Shameem's doctoral advisor was Gay Morgan[12].
  • Shaista Shameem's doctoral advisor was David John Major Neilson[13].
  • Shaista Shameem's doctoral advisor was Bradford W Morse[14].
  • Shaista Shameem's doctoral advisor was David George Bettison[15].
  • Shaista Shameem's image is recorded as Shaista Shameen 2023.jpg[16].
  • Shaista Shameem is recorded as female[17].
  • Shaista Shameem's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Shaista Shameem supervised Elizabeth McKinley as a doctoral student[19].
  • Shaista Shameem's Commons category is recorded as Shaista Shameem[20].
  • Shaista Shameem earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].
  • Shaista Shameem's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027rm69[22].
  • Shaista Shameem's family name is recorded as Q37106799[23].
  • Shaista Shameem's given name is recorded as Shaista[24].
  • Shaista Shameem's academic thesis is recorded as Sugar and spice: Wealth accumulation and the labour of Indian women in Fiji, 1879-1930[25].
  • Shaista Shameem's academic thesis is recorded as What makes constitutions legitimate? A legal analysis of constitutions and legitimacy: The example of Fiji.[26].
  • Shaista Shameem's sibling is recorded as Nazhat Shameem[27].

Body

Education

Educated at Harvard University[6], a private university[28], in United States[29], founded in 1636[30], headquartered in Cambridge[31]; University of Auckland[7], a public university[32], in New Zealand[33], founded in 1883[34], headquartered in Auckland City[35]; University of the South Pacific[8], a public research university[36], in Fiji[37], founded in 1968[38], headquartered in Suva[39]; and University of Waikato[9], a public university[40], in New Zealand[41], founded in 1964[42]. Doctoral advisors include Grant Hammond[10], a legal scholar[43], 1944–2019[44], of New Zealand[45], awarded the Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit‎[46]; Margaret Wilson[11], a politician[47], b. 1947[48], of New Zealand[49], awarded the New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal[50]; Gay Morgan[12]; David John Major Neilson[13], a sociologist[51], 1957–2022[52], of New Zealand[53]; Bradford W Morse[14]; and David George Bettison[15]. Shaista Shameem earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[21].

Career and Affiliations

Shaista Shameem's professions included lawyer[2]. She held the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur[5]. She supervised Elizabeth McKinley as a doctoral student[19].

Why It Matters

Shaista Shameem ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[3]

FAQs

What did Shaista Shameem do for work?

Shaista Shameem worked as lawyer[2].

Where did Shaista Shameem go to school?

Shaista Shameem was educated at Harvard University[6], University of Auckland[7], University of the South Pacific[8], and University of Waikato[9].

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  9. [9] . Sugar and spice: Wealth accumulation and the labour of Indian women in Fiji, 1879-1930. Retrieved . hdl.handle.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  26. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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