Nikotimasi Fatafehi Laufilitonga Kakau Vahaʻi (born September 1971), styled Lord Vaha'i, is a

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n noble and politician. He holds the title of

Vahaʻi of Foʻui The Vahaʻi of Foʻui is one of the 34 noble titles in Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga, is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania. The country has 171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is abo ...

. 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 Fusipa ...

, and his wife, ʻElisiva Fusipala Vahaʻi. At the 2017 Tongan general election he was elected to the

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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 Culture of Tonga#Rank and status, Tongan nobility. He has served as Master of the Royal Household and "long-time palace archivist", as we ...

. He lost his seat at the 2021 election.

Honours

;National honours * TON Order of the Crown of Tonga ribbon

Order of the Crown of Tonga, 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