Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi, Crown Prince of Tonga

From 1937 known by the title Tupoutoʻa; later used title of Tungī; assumed throne as Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV, King of Tonga
King of Tonga
Born
4 July 1918, Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Died
10 September 2006, Auckland, New Zealand
Sex
Male
Father
Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (CBE, Prince Consort; son of Siaosi Tukuʻaho, Prime Min of Tonga)
Mother
Sālote Tupou III, Queen of Tonga (daughter and heiress of George Tupou II, King of Tonga)
Married Halaevalu Mata'aho ʻAhomeʻe (daughter of The Hon Tevita Manu-’o-pangai, ‘Ahome’e); father of George Tupou V, King of Tonga, and Tupou VI, King of Tonga

Degrees

1940Bachelor of ArtsThe University of Sydney
1943Bachelor of LawsThe University of Sydney

Career

  • Prime Min of Tonga 1949-65.
  • King of Tonga 1965-2006.
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