Emanuel "Manny" Mori (born December 25, 1949) is a Micronesian politician who served as
President
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of the
Federated States of Micronesia
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from 11 May 2007 to 11 May 2015.
Early life
Mori was born on the island of
Fefan
Fefan is the third largest inhabited island of the Chuuk Lagoon in the Federated States of Micronesia. It has an area of 13.2 km2 and a population of about 3,000 (last census: 1980). The northern part of the island is hilly and peaks at 298 m ...
and attended and graduated from
Xavier High School
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. Following his graduation in 1969, Mori went to the
University of Guam
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. Mori proceeded to graduate in 1973 with a
BA in
Business Management
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.
Career
Professional
After completing his university education, Mori was chosen for a management internship at Citicorp Credit-Guam. In 1974, he became the Assistant Manager at the
Citicorp
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branch in
Saipan
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. Mori left Citicorp in 1976 after he accepted the position of Assistant Administrator of the Trust Territory Social Security Office.
In 1979, he became the National Revenue Officer for the State of Chuuk, administering the Tax & Revenue Office. He then served as the Comptroller of the FSM Development Bank from 1981 until 1983 and subsequently as the President and
CEO
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until 1997. Finally, he was the Executive Vice President of the Bank of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1997 until his 1999 election to Congress.
Politics
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Mori was first elected to the
FSM Congress in a
special election
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for
Chuuk State
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* Namoneas
* Faichuuk
* Hall Isla ...
’s at-large held on July 1, 1999. He was subsequently re-elected in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
In 2003, President Mori went on a hiatus from politics and accepted the position of General Manager and Chief Executive Officer for the ailing Chuuk Public Utilities Corporation. Under his management, the Corporation undertook and successfully executed measures of progressive reform which include the restoration of 24-hour power services to Weno, the capital island of Chuuk State. The following year, President Mori re-entered the political arena as his home state’s four year or at-large representative to the 13th FSM Congress. In that Congress he served as Vice Chairman of the Committee on External Affairs with membership on the other committees.
During the reorganization of the 14th FSM Congress in 2005, President Mori became the Chairman of the Committee on Resources and Development with membership on the other committees.
On May 11, 2007, Mori was
elected President of the Federated States of Micronesia, defeating the incumbent,
Joseph Urusemal
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. He took office with immediate effect and thus vacated his seat in the Congress. As president, Mori brought environmental concerns and impacts in the four island states to the forefront of global discussions.
Family and personal life
Genealogical records showed that Mori is the great-grandson of
Koben Mori
was a Japanese businessman and adventurer, who was best remembered as one of the first Japanese pioneers in Micronesia. As a young man, Mori migrated from Japan to Chuuk, where he helped to establish Japanese businesses in Micronesia. Mori's g ...
. A native of
Shikoku
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,
Japan
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and the son of a samurai, Koben Mori was among the first Japanese to settle in Micronesia. Koben Mori first established himself in
Moen, Chuuk but later resettled in
Tol. He married the daughter of a local chieftain from
Weno
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Population
The population was 13,856 at the censu ...
, with whom he had six sons and five daughters. Koben Mori's eldest son Taro is the paternal grandfather of Manny Mori.
During his tenure as president, Mori made an official visit to his ancestral homeland in Kochi prefecture in 2008 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of bilateral relations between Japan and the Federated States of Micronesia. He received a warm welcome from the governor and mayor. Mori also paid respects to his ancestor, the primogenitor of the Mori clan, Mori Katsunobu.
モリ大統領、高知を訪問(報道振り)
Embassy of Japan in the Federated States of Micronesia, November 2008
Mori has four daughters from his first wife Elina Ekiek. He is remarried to Emma Mori.
See also
*List of state leaders
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Footnotes
References
External links
Office of the President
of the ''Federated States of Micronesia''
Chuuk's Manny Mori New FSM President
Marianas Variety - FSM has new president, vice president, speaker
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1949 births
Living people
Members of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
People from Chuuk State
Federated States of Micronesia politicians of Japanese descent
Presidents of the Federated States of Micronesia
University of Guam alumni