| Afamasaga Rico Tupa'i | |
| Office4: | Minister of Communication and Information Technology |
| Primeminister4: | Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi |
| Term Start4: | 18 March 2016 |
| Term End4: | 24 May 2021 |
| Predecessor4: | Tuisugaletaua Sofara Aveau |
| Successor4: | Toelupe Poumulinuku Onesemo |
| Constituency Mp10: | A'ana Alofi No.3 |
| Parliament10: | Samoa |
| Term Start10: | 4 March 2016 |
| Term End10: | 9 April 2021 |
| Predecessor10: | Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster |
| Successor10: | Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster |
| Birth Name: | Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupa'i |
| Birth Date: | c. 1969 |
| Party: | Human Rights Protection Party |
Afamasaga Lepuiai Rico Tupa'i (born c. 1969)[1] is a Samoan politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Tupa'i previously worked in the media, including media agency Skylite, the Samoan Department of Broadcasting, and as one of the founders of Fiji's Mai TV.[2] He worked for Digicel Pacific[2] and the National University of Samoa.[3] He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Samoa at the 2016 Samoan general election, and appointed Minister of Communication and Information Technology.[4] [5]
In March 2021, Tupa'i was accused of extracting A$90,000 from an Australian investor seeking to establish a business in Samoa.[6] [7] He subsequently lost his seat in the April 2021 Samoan general election.[8]