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Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi

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Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi
Member of the Tongan Parliament
for Tongatapu Noble's constituency
In office
16 November 2017 – 18 November 2021
Preceded byʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea
Succeeded bySione 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

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National honours

References

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  1. ^ "Princess Fusipala Vaha'i dies". Kaniva Tonga. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Tongan parliamentary seat decided by coin toss". RNZ. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Twelve new MPs in Tonga election - but no women elected". RNZ. 19 November 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Royal orders presented at Palace". Matangi Tonga. 1 August 2008. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2022.