Dixon Seeto
Dixon Raphael Seeto OF (Chinese: 司徒新耀; pinyin: Sītú Xīnyào; 14 July 1951 – 19 July 2019) was a Fijian businessman and political leader of Chinese descent. He was President of the [1] and of the . In June 2006 he was appointed to the Fijian Senate as one of 9 nominees of the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase.
On completing his secondary education in 1969, Seeto worked initially for Air Pacific and later for together with David Wilson and the . From 1971 to 1974, he was employed by British Airways while studying aviation in London, on a scholarship. Upon graduating, he rejoined Air Pacific, where he remained until 1987.[citation needed]
On 10 December 2005, Seeto won the for his contribution to the tourism industry, the Fiji Times reported the following day.
Death[]
On 27 June 2019, he was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Sigatoka, for which he was hospitalised after which he was airlifted to the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane. He died in his sleep on 19 July 2019.[2]
References[]
- ^ Shalveen Chand (26 November 2010). "Tourism's $25m wish". The Fiji Times ONLINE. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ Boyle, Maggie. "Dixon Seeto passes away". Fiji Broadcasting Corporation. FBC News. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
- Fijian people of Chinese descent
- Ethnic minority members of the Senate (Fiji)
- 2019 deaths
- 1951 births
- Fijian businesspeople
- Fijian expatriates in England
- Fijian civil servants