# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/epeli-nailatikau
# Generated: 2026-09-07T22:50:27.479Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/epeli-nailatikau"
name: "Epeli Nailatikau"
slug: "epeli-nailatikau"
description: "Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau,, often referred to as Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca, was a Fijian chief who was President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015. He had a long career in the Military, diplomatic service, and government. From 2001 to 2006 he served as Speaker of the House of Representatives – the lower and more powerful chamber of the Fijian Parliament. He was also the chairman of the Parliamentary Appropriations Committee and of the House Committee. On 8 January 2007, he was appointed the interim Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade; he was moved to the post of interim Minister for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs in September 2008. In October 2008, he became Indigenous Affairs Minister \"and effectively Great Council of Chiefs chairman\". On 17 April 2009, he was appointed Vice-President by the military government."
tagline: "President of Fiji from 2009 to 2015 (1941–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Epeli_Nailatikau_2012.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1941-07-05"
deathDate: "2026-03-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.6
  momentum:             0
  historical:           21.4468
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Наилатикау, Епели"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump