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Epeli Nailatikau

Diplomat · PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Epeli Nailatikau is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Epeli Nailatikau · Επέλι Ναϊλατικάου · Епелі Найлатікау · Эпели Наилатикау · Эпелі Наілатыкау · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Mr. Ratu Epeli Nailatikau · Ratu Epeli Nailatikau · Ρατού Επέλι Ναϊλατικάου · Наилатикау, Эпели				[sources]
Weak alias	Nailatikau · エペリ・ナイラチカウ				[sources]
Birth date	1941-07-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Suva				[sources]
Death date	2026-03-26				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Fiji				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Epeli				[sources]
Political association	independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q373605				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	President of Fiji (2009-2015) · Speaker of the House of Representatives of Fiji (2001-2006) · Speaker of the Parliament of Fiji (2019-2022) · Vice-President of Fiji (2009-2009)				[sources]
Education	University of Oxford				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-05	Last processed	2026-04-05	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Fiji

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Tu'uakitau Cokanauto Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Fiji	2009-07-30	2015-11-12

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Koila Nailatikau PEP	spouse	1981	2026

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,290

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata330,178

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,605

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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