Yukio Shmull Explained

Yukio Shmull
Term Start1:January 1, 1983
Term End1:January 1, 1986
Predecessor1:Office established
Birth Name:Yukio Mengirarou Shmull
Death Date:June 9, 2018 (aged 78)
Occupation:Politician

Yukio Mengirarou Shmull (died June 9, 2018) was a Palauan politician who served as the first Governor of Peleliu from 1983 to 1986.

Career

Shmull served as supervisor of the Palauan government's property and supply division from 1963 to 1967, a member and chairman of the Palau Maritime Authority from 1982 to 1992, a member and vice chairman of the country's foreign investment board from 1978 to 1980 and a member of the Palau National Communications Corporation's board of directors from 1982 to 1985. He served as the first Governor of Peleliu from 1983 to 1986 and was speaker of the Peleliu State Legislature from 1996 to 1998. In 2009, he became a member of the Belau National Museum's board of directors of the and he was also a member of the Pacific Asia Travel Association. In 2011, he received the title of uchelsias of Ngesias in Peleliu.[1] In 2016, he became a member of the 12th Peleliu State Legislature.[2]

Personal life

He died on June 9, 2018 at the age of 78.[1] On June 19, 2023, President Thomas Remengesau Jr. proclaimed that all flags be flown at half-mast from June 20 to June 25 in honour of Shmull.[1] In December 2018, he was succeeded as Uchelsias by Shallum Etpison, son of former president Ngiratkel Etpison.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peleliu’s first governor dies at 78. Island. Times. June 22, 2018. December 31, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231231112951/https://islandtimes.org/pelelius-first-governor-dies-at-78/. December 31, 2023. live. Island Times.
  2. Web site: 12th Peleliu State Legislature gains full membership. L.N.. Reklai. August 19, 2016. January 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240108075211/https://islandtimes.org/12th-peleliu-state-legislature-gains-full-membership/. January 8, 2024. live. Island Times.
  3. Web site: Shallum becomes uchelsias of Peleliu. Island. Times. December 21, 2018. December 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231230174041/https://islandtimes.org/shallum-becomes-uchelsias-of-peleliu/. December 30, 2023. live. Island Times.