Gian Ghandi

Gian Chand Ghandi (also spelled Gandhi; 3 February 1933 – 17 August 2017) was a Belizean lawyer. He served as Belize's Solicitor-General for thirteen years before moving to the Ministry of Economic Development.

Career Gian Chand Ghandi was born in Punjab Province (British India) on 3 February 1933. He was the second of five children. His family originally lived in Lyallpur District, but migrated to the Indian side at the time of the Partition.

Ghandi moved from London to Belize in 1978 to work as a Crown Counsel. He was appointed to the position of SG under Manuel Esquivel's administration in the mid-1980s. Finally, long-time rival Godfrey Smith ascended to the position of Attorney-General just as Ghandi's contract was up for renewal, sealing his fate. At first Ghandi appeared to be getting kicked out of the government entirely; he stated that he would step down as SG and return to private practice. Later he because legal counsel and director in the Ministry of Finance. In 2011, his office was the subject of a burglary. In 2012, he was involved with drafting legislation for the Dean Barrow administration to forgive 800 mortgages of BZ$50,000 or less held by the Belize Social Security Board, totalling BZ$7 million in value.

Ghandi died at the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan on 17 August 2017.