Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili | |
|---|---|
| President of the Senate of Fiji | |
| In office 5 June 2006 – Unknown | |
| Constituency | Cakaudrove Province |
| Personal details | |
| Died | (2016-06-27)June 27, 2016 |
| Nationality | Fijian |
| Occupation | Chief, politician |
Ratu Kinijoji R. Maivalili was aFijianChief and former political leader.[1] From 2001 to 2006, he represented theProvince ofCakaudrove in theSenate as one of fourteen nominees of theGreat Council of Chiefs. Previously, he sat in theHouse of Representatives representing theCakaudrove WestFijianCommunal Constituency, which he won in1999 but lost in2001.
Reappointed to the Senate in May 2006, he was subsequently electedPresident of the Senate at its first sitting on the 5th of June. Government-nominated SenatorHafiz Khan was elected ashis deputy.
Maivalili died on 27 June 2016.[2]
At wailevu village, beside idyllic blue Savusavu Bay on Vanua Levu island, Ratu Kinijoji Maivalili is the high chief of 38 clans, many of which own mahogany land.
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