Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi Explained

Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi
Constituency Mp10:Tongatapu Noble's constituency
Parliament10:Tongan
Term Start10:16 November 2017
Term End10:18 November 2021
Predecessor10:ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea
Successor10:Sione Siale Fohe

Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi (born September 1971), styled Lord Vaha'i, is a Tongan noble and politician. He holds the title of Vahaʻi of Foʻui.

Vaha'i was born in 1971 to Hahano-ki-Malaʻe Kula-ʻa Sione Ngu Namoa, Lord Vahaʻi, and his wife, ʻElisiva Fusipala Vahaʻi.[1]

At the 2017 Tongan general election he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Tonga in the Tongatapu Noble's constituency on a coin-toss, defeating ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea.[2] He lost his seat at the 2021 election.[3]

Honours

National honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Princess Fusipala Vaha'i dies . Kaniva Tonga . 3 October 2014 . 30 April 2022.
  2. Web site: Tongan parliamentary seat decided by coin toss . RNZ . 16 November 2017 . 30 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Twelve new MPs in Tonga election - but no women elected . RNZ . 19 November 2021 . 30 April 2022.
  4. Web site: Royal orders presented at Palace . Matangi Tonga . 1 August 2008 . 30 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210121030307/https://matangitonga.to/2008/08/01/royal-orders-presented-palace . 21 January 2021.