ABOUT GIAN CHAND GANDHI

Upon arrival in Belize in 1978, Mr. Gandhi became a Crown Counsel at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP). In 1982, he was promoted to be the Director of Public Prosecutions, and after four years as DPP, he was appointed as Solicitor General, a position he held for thirteen years. He reached the pinnacle of his career in the late 1990s when he was appointed and served concurrently as Legal Counsel in the Ministry of Finance and as Director-General of the International Financial Services Commission (IFSC).

In keeping with his selflessness, generosity and love for Belize, Mr. Gandhi donated a large portion of his estate to the University of Belize. This donation is to the University’s Endowment Fund and which provides support towards the training of young Belizeans for generations to come.

The University of Belize has been pleased to not only honour this remarkable man with the naming of its FMSS building in Belize City but also, in commemoration of his life, it began hosting an Annual Gian Chand Gandhi Memorial Lecture in 2021.