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About Epeli Nailatikau
Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau,, often referred to as Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca, was a Fijian chief who was President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015. He had a long career in the Military, diplomatic service, and government. From 2001 to 2006 he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives – the lower and more powerful chamber of the Fijian Parliament. He was also the chairman of the Parliamentary Appropriations Committee and of the House Committee. On 8 January 2007, he was appointed the interim Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade; he was moved to the post of interim Minister for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs in September 2008. In October 2008, he became Indigenous Affairs Minister "and effectively Great Council of Chiefs chairman". On 17 April 2009, he was appointed Vice-President by the military government.
Everything about Epeli Nailatikau →- Occupation
- diplomat, politician, traditional leader or chief
- Position held
- President of Fiji, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Fiji, Vice-President of Fiji, Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji
- Citizenship
- Fiji
- Born
- July 5, 1941
- Died
- March 26, 2026