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 The Vahaʻi of Foʻui is one of the 34 noble titles Traditional rank amongst European monarch, royalty, peerage, peers, and nobility is rooted in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Although they vary over time and among geographic regions (for ...

. Vaha'i was born in 1971 to

Hahano-ki-Malaʻe Kula-ʻa Sione Ngu Namoa, Lord Vahaʻi Hahano-ki-Malaʻe Kula-'a Sione Ngū Namoa (1 May 1936 – 22 May 2005), who became Lord Vahaʻi on the death of his father in 1985, was a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Tonga for the nobles, and the husband of Princess 'Elisiva Fusip ...

, and his wife, ʻElisiva Fusipala Vahaʻi. At the

2017 Tongan general election General elections were held in Tonga on 16 November 2017 to elect 17 of the 26 seats to the Legislative Assembly. King Tupou VI dissolved the Assembly on 25 August 2017 on the advice of its Speaker, Sialeʻataongo Tuʻivakanō, who claimed that ...

he was elected to the

Legislative Assembly of Tonga The Legislative Assembly of Tonga ( to, Fale Alea ʻo Tonga) is the unicameral legislature of Tonga. The assembly has 26 members in which 17 members elected by majority of the people for a 5-year term in multi-seat constituencies via the singl ...

in the Tongatapu Noble's constituency on a coin-toss, defeating

ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea ʻAlipate Tuʻivanuavou Vaea, Lord Vaea (born September 19, 1957) is a Tongan politician and a member of the Tongan nobility. He has served as Master of the Royal Household and "long-time palace archivist", as well as being Chairman of the Tonga ...

. He lost his seat at the 2021 election.

Honours

;National honours * Order of the Crown of Tonga - ribbon bar

Order of the Crown of Tonga The Royal Order of the Crown of Tonga ('' Tongan: Fakalangilangi 'o Kalauni 'o Tonga'') is an Order of Merit awarded for exceptional services to Tonga and the Crown of Tonga. History It was established 16 April 1913 by George Tupou II to rewa ...

, Commander (31 July 2008).

References

1971 births Members of the Legislative Assembly of Tonga Living people People from Tongatapu Tongan nobles Commanders of the Order of the Crown of Tonga {{noble-stub