Afoa Amituanai Faleulu Mauli
Afoa Amituanai Faleulu Mauli | |
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| Member of the Samoa Parliament for Palauli Sisifo | |
| In office 4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Afoafouvale John Moors |
| Succeeded by | Mulipola Anarosa Ale Molioo |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Afoa Amituanai Faleulu Mauli is a Samoan politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a member of the Human Rights Protection Party.
Mauli was born in Sinamoga.[1] He worked in a bank and studied with the Samoa Institute of Accounting to become an accountant, before working for the University of the South Pacific in Fiji.[1] In 2008 he successfully sued the university for defamation after a report criticised him for inadequately performing as financial manager.[2] He later studied at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and joined the New Zealand Institute of Accountants.[1] He runs a motel and nightclub in Apia. From 2012 to 2016 he was chair of the Samoa Tourism Authority.[1]
He unsuccessfully ran for Parliament in the 2006 and 2011 elections, before being elected in 2016.[1] In May 2020, at the urging of his constituency, he was one of the few government MPs to speak out against the Land and Titles Bill.[3]
In February 2021, Mauli claimed in the Samoan Parliament that the COVID-19 pandemic was a "hoax" and vaccines are "poison".[4] He subsequently lost his seat in the 2021 election
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Lanuola Tusani Tupufia (10 March 2016). "Third time lucky". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Defamation case in Samoa against University of the South Pacific succeeds". RNZ. 24 September 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "Another HRRP MP in Samoa speaks out against govt bills". RNZ. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Joyetter Feagaimaali'i (9 February 2021). "M.P.'s virus 'hoax' claim draws P.M.'s anger". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 10 February 2021.