 1941 - Yes, date unknown
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| Name |
Epeli Nailatikau |
| Prefix |
Ratu |
| Suffix |
Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca |
| Birth |
5 Jul 1941 |
Levuka, Ovalau Island, Lomaiviti Province, Eastern Division, Fiji  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Education |
- Educated at Bau District School, Draiba Fijian School, Levuka Public School and Queen Victoria School,
|
| Acceded |
- Chairman of the Parliamentary Appropriations Committee and of the House Committee
|
| Acceded |
- Appointed the UNAIDS Special Representative for the Pacific,
|
| Acceded |
Deputy Prime Minister |
|
| Acceded |
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Fijian Affairs |
- After the second coup, he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Fijian Affairs in the interim Cabinet,
|
| Acceded |
Diplomatic service |
- he was appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and accredited as Fiji's Ambassador to Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Israel and the Holy See, later appointed as Fiji's Roving Ambassador and High Commissioner to the member states of the South Pacific Forum, before taking up a post as Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Trade in 1999
|
| Acceded |
2001 |
| Speaker of the House of Representatives |
- Speaker of the House of Representatives 2001/-
|
| Military Service |
- Entered military service and rose through the ranks to Brigadier-General, and was the Commander of the Royal Fiji Military Forces. After the first coup, he retired from the Army and joined the diplomatic service,
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| Death |
Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
- Source : Who's Who in Fiji 1990
- (Research):Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca, born 5th July 1941 in Levuka, Deputy Prime Minister, Speaker of the House of Representatives 2001/-, Chairman of the Parliamentary Appropriations Committee and of the House Committee, educated at Bau District School, Draiba Fijian School, Levuka Public School and Queen Victoria School, entered military service and rose through the ranks to Brigadier-General, and was the Commander of the Royal Fiji Military Forces. After the first coup, he retired from the Army and joined the diplomatic service, he was appointed High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and accredited as Fiji's Ambassador to Denmark, Egypt, Germany, Israel and the Holy See, later appointed as Fiji's Roving Ambassador and High Commissioner to the member states of the South Pacific Forum, before taking up a post as Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Trade in 1999. After the second coup, he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Fijian Affairs in the interim Cabinet, Speaker of the House of Representatives 2001/-, appointed the UNAIDS Special Representative for the Pacific, married 1981, Adi Koila Mara, born 1953, Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister and Senator, daughter of Rt. Hon. Ratu Sir Kamisese Kapaiwai Tuimacilai Mara, 3rd Tui Lau, 7th Tui Nayau, and his wife, Ro Adi Lady Lalabalavu Litia Katoafutoga Tuisawau, Roko Tui Dreketi, and has issue.
http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/states/fiji/vunivalu.html
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~royalty/fiji/i85.html#I85
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| Person ID |
I66471 |
Glenn Cook Family |
| Last Modified |
8 Mar 2015 |
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