Qoriniasi Bale

The Honourable
Qoriniasi Babitu Bale
25th Attorney General of Fiji
In office
1984–1987
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor GeneralRatu Sir Penaia Ganilau
Prime MinisterRatu Sir Kamisese Mara
Preceded byManikam Pillai
Succeeded byJai Ram Reddy
In office
2001–2006
PresidentJosefa Iloilo
Prime MinisterLaisenia Qarase
Preceded byAlipate Qetaki
Succeeded byAiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
9th Solicitor-General of Fiji
In office
1979–1984
Governor GeneralRatu Sir Penaia Ganilau
Prime MinisterRatu Sir Kamisese Mara
Preceded byHarold Picton-Smith
Succeeded byJohn Richard Flower
Senator of Fiji
1st time
In office
1984–1987
Appointed byPrime Minister of Fiji
Senator of Fiji
2nd time
In office
2001–2006
Appointed byPrime Minister of Fiji
Personal details
Born1941[1]
Levukana, Vanua Balavu, Fiji
Died21 March 2014(2014-03-21) (aged 72–73)
Sigatoka, Fiji
Political partyAlliance Party Fiji
Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua

Qoriniasi Babitu Bale (1941 — 21 March 2014)[2] was a barrister, a solicitor and a politician who served twice as Fiji's Minister for Justice and Attorney-General, most recently from 2001 to 2006, when he was deposed in the military coup of 5 December.[2] Like many of Fiji's most influential leaders, Bale was a native of Levukana Village in Vanua Balavu in the Lau Islands.

  1. ^ "March 21st Famous Deaths for 2014". One Day History. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Former Attorney- General Qoriniasi Bale dies". Fijisun.com.fj. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2014-03-24.