Nouzab Fareed Honorary Consul for Brazil in Fiji

Prominent business leader and Fijian Holdings Limited Group chief executive officer Nou­zab Fareed has been commissioned as the new Honorary Consul for Brazil in Fiji.

The Brazilian Ambassador-designate to Fiji, Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, Sérgio Eduardo Moreira Lima yesterday congratulated Mr Fareed as the new Honorary Consul for Brazil based in Fiji.

Ambassador-Lima is also here to promote Brazil’s expansion plan in the Pacific.

Note from Ambassador-Lima

Ambassador-Lima said the Embassy of Brazil in Canberra is thankful to have secured the services of Mr Fareed who comes with a wide array of knowl­edge and skills, and wealth of relevant experience that will be strengthen and be a great asset to the Mission’s work not only in Fiji but across the Pa­cific region.

Mr Fareed, also the Pacific Corporate Governance Institute Fiji president, said with the establishment of the new Honorary Consul Office in Suva, he is confident that Fiji stands to benefit much more from the co-operation in terms of trade and investment, tourism and agriculture, amongst other priorities, with Brazil.

“Brazil is one of the largest countries in the world, it is part of G20, BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), a world leader in sugar, coffee, banana, ethanol fuel, reforestation, renewable en­ergy so there is a lot to learn from us.

“Fiji can benefit from Brazil because it is the only country that has an embassy in Brazil compared to any other countries in the Pacific, so we are basi­cally representing the whole of the Pacific in Brazil.

“So there is a lot of opportunities for Fiji to im­prove its trade opportunities in Brazil.

“There is a lot to be done.

“I am basically helping the Brazilian Embassy in Canberra to do a lot of work and improve our rela­tionship and at same time make Fiji known in Bra­zil. So its a win win situation.

“Currently more than 50,000 Brazilians are going to Australia in terms of tourism, out of that I will at least try to get five per cent of them to come to Fiji.

“We would also probably get one or two football coaches to come here and help improve the quality of football in Fiji.”

Mr Fareed noted that Ambassador-Lima would continue his meeting with Government ministers and senior personnels today.

About Mr Fareed

Mr Fareed, a son of a Sri Lankan public servant and stay-at-home mum, now boasts a long list of qualifications.

He climbed up the corporate ladder from IT to cor­porate finance, investment banking and more be­cause he believes in the power of education.

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