| Commander of Fiji Military Forces | |
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 Coat of arms of Fiji | |
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| Member of | Republic of Fiji Military Forces |
| Reports to | Minister for National Security and Defence |
| Appointer | President of the Republic |
| Formation | 1971 |
| First holder | D. J. Aitken |
| Unofficial names | Commander RFMF |
| Deputy | Deputy Commander |
| Website | Official website |
TheCommander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces is the highest-ranking military officer of in theRepublic of Fiji Military Forces, who is responsible for maintaining the operational command of the military. The current commander is Major GeneralJone Kalouniwai.
During British rule, the commanders were:[1]
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| 2 |  | Major general William Cunningham (1883–1959) | 1940 | 1942 | 1–2 years |
| 3 |  | Major general Owen Mead (1892–1942) | March 1942 | 25 July 1942 † | 0 years |
| 4 | | Brigadier John George Concanon Wales (1886–1967) | July 1942 | 1943 | 0–1 years |
| 5 | | Brigadier George Dittmer (1893–1979) | 1943 | 1945 | 1–2 years |
| 6 | | Colonel Clive Lochiel Pleasants (1910–1988) | 1949 | 1953 | 3–4 years |
| 7 | | Colonel Thomas Coats Campbell (1911–1984) | 1953 | 1956 | 2–3 years |
| 8 | | Colonel J. P. Sanders | 1956 | 1958 | 1–2 years |
| 9 | | Colonel R. W. Foubister (1910–?) | 1958 | 1960 | 1–2 years |
| 10 | | Colonel Robertson Mackay Paterson (1918–1972) | 1960 | 1962 | 1–2 years |
| 11 | | Colonel Frank Rennie (1918–1992) | 1966 | 1969 | 2–3 years |
| 12 | | Colonel John Moore Morris (1924–2017) | 1969 | 1971 | 1–2 years |
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Commander-in-Chief | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Aitken, D. J.Brigadier D. J. Aitken | 1971 | 1974 | 2–3 years | Army | Elizabeth II | [1] |
| 2 | | Manueli, PaulColonel Paul Manueli (1934–2019) | 1974 | 1979 | 4–5 years | Army | Elizabeth II | [1][2] |
| 3 | | Thorpe, IanColonel Ian Thorpe | 1979 | 1982 | 2–3 years | Army | Elizabeth II | [1] |
| 4 |  | Nailatikau, EpeliColonel Epeli Nailatikau (born 1941) [a] | 1982 | 1987 | 4–5 years | Army | Elizabeth II | [1] |
| 5 |  | Rabuka, SitiveniMajor general Sitiveni Rabuka (born 1948) [b] | 1987 | 1992 | 4–5 years | Army | Elizabeth II Himself Ganilau | [1] |
| 6 | | Ganilau, EpeliMajor general Epeli Ganilau (1951–2023) | 1992 | 1 March 1999 | 6–7 years | Army | Ganilau Mara | [1] |
| 7 |  | Bainimarama, FrankCommodore Frank Bainimarama (born 1954) [b] | 1 March 1999 | 5 March 2014 | 15 years, 4 days |  Republic of Fiji Navy | Mara Himself (twice) Iloilo Nailatikau | [1][3][4] |
| 8 |  | Tikoitoga, MoseseBrigadier Mosese Tikoitoga | 5 March 2014 | 31 July 2015 | 1 year, 148 days | Army | Nailatikau | [1][5] |
| 8 |  | Naupoto, ViliameRear Admiral Viliame Naupoto | 1 August 2015 Acting until December 2015 | 16 September 2021 | 6 years, 46 days | Republic of Fiji Navy | Nailatikau Konrote | [6] |
| 9 | | Brigadier General Jone Kalouniwai | September 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 2 months | Army | Konrote Katonivere | [7] |