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One of Samoa's four paramount chiefs
Mālietoa (Samoan pronunciation: [maːɾiɛˈto.a] Mālietoa) is a state dynasty and one of the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa. It is the titular head
Malietoa
O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa from 1962 to 2007
Malietoa Tanumafili II GCMG CBE (4 January 1913 – 11 May 2007) was a Samoan paramount chief and politician who was O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) of
Malietoa_Tanumafili_II
stars arranged to form the Southern Cross constellation. Paramount chiefs Malietoa Tanumafili II and Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole designed the flag with four stars
Flag_of_Samoa
2007 death and funeral of the O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa
Malietoa Tanumafili II, the O le Ao o le Malo (head of state) of Samoa and paramount chief of the Malietoa lineage, died on 11 May 2007, aged 94. At the
Death and state funeral of Malietoa Tanumafili II
Death_and_state_funeral_of_Malietoa_Tanumafili_II
19th century king of Samoa
Susuga Malietoa Laupepa (1841 – 22 August 1898) was the ruler (Malietoa) of Samoa in the late 19th century. He was first crowned in 1875. During his tenure
Malietoa_Laupepa
Topics referred to by the same term
Malietoa Tanumafili may refer to: Malietoa Tanumafili I (1879–1939), Samoan leader Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913–2007), Samoan leader who succeeded his
Malietoa_Tanumafili
Samoan paramount chief and politician
Malietoa Mōli II (born Papaliʻitele Faʻamausili Moli Malietoa) is a Samoan paramount chief and politician. He is the current holder of the Malietoa maximal
Malietoa_Mōli_II
Malietoa
Malietoa Tanumafili I OBE (1879 – 5 July 1939) was the Malietoa in Samoa from 1898 until his death in 1939. After the death of his father, Malietoa Laupepa
Malietoa_Tanumafili_I
Malietoa of Samoa, Tonumaipe'a, Tuia'ana, Tupu o Salafai
Le Susuga Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipeʻa (c. 1810 - November 9, 1880) was installed as "King" of Samoa to the western world on August 28, 1879, until his
Malietoa_Talavou_Tonumaipeʻa
Samoan politician and educator
Tuala Falenaoti Tiresa Malietoa (also known as Tiresa Malietoa) (8 February 1924 - 7 May 2016) was a Samoan politician and educator. She was leader of
Tuala Falenaoti Tiresa Malietoa
Tuala_Falenaoti_Tiresa_Malietoa
Former ruler of Samoa
Talavou Tonumaipe'a were both declared Malietoa following Malietoa Tinai Taimalelagi "Natuitasina"’s death; (Malietoa Vaiinupo had two sons, from his first
Malietoa_Mōli_I
District in Samoa
Tuamasaga is the Malietoa title. Led by Auimatagi, Sa Malietoa and the nine senior orators of Malie are responsible for the election of the Malietoa titleholder
Tuamasaga
Island country in the Pacific Ocean
Samoa is united under its two principal royal families: the Sā Malietoa of the ancient Malietoa lineage that defeated the Tongans in the 13th century; and
Samoa
Samoan-born New Zealand boxer (1966–2020)
Ti'a James Senio Peau (3 February 1966 – 13 February 2020), known professionally as Jimmy Thunder, was a Samoan-born New Zealand professional boxer who
Jimmy_Thunder
Samoan chief (1832–1912)
kingship of Samoa during the colonial era. He was also referred to as Tupua Malietoa To'oa Mata'afa Iosefo. He was crowned the King of Samoa on 15 November
Mataʻafa_Iosefo
Former kingdom in the Samoan Islands
they were known in Samoa as the Lotu Taiti. Williams was aided by Ali'i Malietoa Vainu'upo to establish the London Missionary Society locally, and its missionaries
Kingdom_of_Samoa
1886–1894 conflict in the Samoan Islands
roughly between 1886 and 1894, primarily between Samoans contesting whether Malietoa Laupepa, Mataʻafa Iosefo or a member of the Tupua Tamasese dynasty would
Samoan_Civil_War
State dynasty and one of four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa
families"). By mid-19th century, the Tupua Tamasese of Sā Tupua and Malietoa of Sā Malietoa were joined by two more titles, Mataʻafa and Tuimalealiʻifano,
Tupua_Tamasese
Name list
Jungblut (born 1990), American Samoan weightlifter Malietoa Tanumafili I (1879–1939), Samoan leader Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913–2007), Samoan leader This
Tanumafili
American actor and wrestler (born 1972)
Johnson was given the noble title Seiuli, meaning the son of Malietoa [Alo o Malietoa], by Malietoa Tanumafili II during his visit there. In 2017, Johnson had
Dwayne_Johnson
Village in Upolu, Samoa
of Tuamasaga. The village has been a traditional headquarters for the Malietoa, one of the four paramount families and royal titles of Samoa. The village
Malie
Country in the Pacific Ocean (1795–1893)
Samoa to meet with King Malietoa Laupepa to help negotiate a peaceful resolution to the First Samoan Civil War between Malietoa and the Tupua Tamasese
Hawaiian_Kingdom
green diamonds arranged in a V pattern. Samoa Samoa 1:2 January 1, 1962 Malietoa Tanumafili II Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole Red with a blue rectangle in the upper
List of national flags of sovereign states
List_of_national_flags_of_sovereign_states
respectively. The current holder of the Malietoa title is Malietoa Moli, son of the former Head of State, Malietoa Tanumafili II. The current holder of the
Districts_of_Samoa
O le Ao o le Malo of Western Samoa from 1962 to 1963
his death the following year. As head of state, he served jointly with Malietoa Tanumafili II. He was born in Vaimoso in 1905, one of three sons of the
Tupua_Tamasese_Meaʻole
Samoan-American princess and businesswoman
– July 21, 1913, in Monte Carlo, Monaco; formally styled Princess Tui Mālietoa Coe) was a Samoan-American princess and businesswoman who became the most
Emma_Forsayth
Western Samoa international rugby league footballer
1995 Rugby League World Cup. Malietoa-Brown, grew up in Manurewa and is the grandson of Malietoa Tanumafili II. Malietoa-Brown is also first cousins to
Gus_Malietoa-Brown
Head of state of Samoa
the same time, it created an exception for Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole and Malietoa Tanumafili II, named jointly for a life tenure beginning on Samoa's independence
O_le_Ao_o_le_Malo
Tongan rugby union player
Malietoa Seuli Hingano also known as Malietoa Hingano (born 27 January 1992) is an Australian born Tongan rugby union player who generally plays as a
Mali_Hingano
Attack by the U.S. navy of Upolu
decided to meet with the principal chief Malietoa to demand that the murderer or murderers be handed over. Malietoa refused to surrender the suspects, so
Bombardment_of_Upolu
Samoan politician
Papaliʻitele Molioʻo Laupepa Malietoa (3 December 1940 – 28 September 1985) was a Western Samoan chief and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative
Papaliʻi_Laupepa
District in Samoa
was here that Malietoa Vaiinupo received Williams. Sapapali'i had become the second Malietoa base in the district in 1750 when Malietoa Ti'a moved here
Faʻasaleleaga
1898–1899 war between the US, UK and Germany
the territory of American Samoa. The allies were the Samoan followers of Malietoa Tanumafili I and supporting naval forces from the United States and the
Second_Samoan_Civil_War
Term used for the four paramount chiefly titles of Samoa
titles in the faʻamatai system of the Independent State of Samoa – the Malietoa, Mataʻafa, Tupua Tamasese and Tuimalealiʻifano. American Samoa has its
Tamaʻāiga
Chiefly system of Samoa
apex of this system are the four major title holders – Tupua Tamasese, Malietoa, Mataʻafa and Tuimalealiʻifano - known as the tamaʻāiga ("sons of the families")
Faʻamatai
One of Samoa's four paramount chiefs
Samoa, known as the tama a ʻāiga. Samoa's other three paramount chiefs are Malietoa, Mataʻafa and Tupua Tamasese. The seat of the Tuimalealiʻifano title is
Tuimalealiʻifano
Samoan poet
Momoe Malietoa Von Reiche is a Samoan poet, artist, sculptor, photographer. She was born in Samoa and was educated in Samoa and New Zealand. Her published
Momoe_Malietoa_Von_Reiche
American trader and former prime minister of the Kingdom of Samoa
bicameral assembly representing the different districts of the country. Malietoa Laupepa and Tupua Pulepule, from lineages of the traditional aristocracy
Albert_Barnes_Steinberger
Spiritual Assembly was first elected in 1970. Following the conversion of Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoa's then-head of state, the first Baháʼí House of Worship
Baháʼí_Faith_in_the_Samoas
Religion established by Baháʼu'lláh
highest density among minorities in societies who face their own challenges. Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa, who became Baháʼí in 1968 and died in 2007, was
Baháʼí_Faith
Laufou Jacob James Malietoa Talavou Siu Lung Fitisemanu Jr. is an American public health professional and community advocate serving as a member of the
Jake_Fitisemanu
American Samoan weightlifter
Tanumafili Malietoa Jungblut (born June 10, 1990) is an American Samoan Olympic weightlifter. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the American
Tanumafili_Jungblut
Samoan cultural implement
of the Samoan warriors and conceded victory to his once-subjects. The Malietoa title is taken from the opening phrase of that speech: "Mālie toa, mālie
Fire_knife
King of Hawaii from 1874 to 1891
where Samoan King Malietoa Laupepa signed a Samoan-Hawaiian confederation treaty on February 17, 1887. Bush also presented Malietoa with the Royal Order
Kalākaua
2nd Prime Minister of Western Samoa
Mata'afa died in 1975 and Lealofi was appointed by then Head of State, Malietoa Tanumafili II, as his replacement. Following the 1976 elections he was
Tupua_Tamasese_Lealofi_IV
Election of the head of state of Samoa
the death of the country's head of state for four and a half decades, Malietoa Tanumafili II, in May 2007. Former Prime Minister Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese
2007 Samoan o le Ao o le Malo election
2007_Samoan_o_le_Ao_o_le_Malo_election
following the abdication of Margrethe II of Denmark since 14 January 2024. Malietoa Tanumafili II, the longest-serving male president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Records_of_heads_of_state
1st Prime Minister of Western Samoa
Convention that two of the four paramount chiefs, Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole and Malietoa Tanumafili II, should be made joint heads of state for life, he announced
Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II
Fiamē_Mataʻafa_Faumuina_Mulinuʻu_II
4th Prime Minister of Western Samoa
Western Samoa In office 30 December 1985 – 8 April 1988 O le Ao o le Malo Malietoa Tanumafili II Deputy Tupuola Efi Preceded by Tofilau Eti Alesana Succeeded
Vaʻai_Kolone
needed] "A New Malietoa". Pacific Islands Monthly. 10 (4): 58. 28 October 1939. Retrieved 18 January 2026 – via Trove DigitalLibrary. "Malietoa Tanumafili
List of longest-reigning monarchs
List_of_longest-reigning_monarchs
Calendar year
painter (b. 1869) July 4 – Louis Wain, English artist (b. 1860) July 5 – Malietoa Tanumafili I, King of Samoa (b. 1879) July 7 – Deacon White, American baseball
1939
Genus of beetles
Aegus (Odontaegus) Kriesche, 1935 Aegus (Elsion) Kriesche, 1920 Aegus (Malietoa) Kriesche, 1920 Eubussea Zacher, 1913 Aegus (Pseudaegus) Heller, 1900 Xenostomus
Aegus_(beetle)
were known in Samoa as the Lotu Taiti. Williams was helped by the Ali'i Malietoa Vainu'upo to establish the London Missionary Society mission. The LMS missionaries
History_of_Samoa
19th Century proposed union of the Kingdoms of Hawaii and Tahiti
creation of the confederation. One of its 15 Grand Crosses was given to king Mālietoa Laupepa of Sāmoa when he agreed to join the confederation. Kalākaua sent
Polynesian_confederation
O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa from 2007 to 2017
Fenunuivao of Falefa and Salani. On 11 May 2007, following the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoa's head of state since independence in 1962, Tupua
Tui_Ātua_Tupua_Tamasese_Efi
Village in Faʻasaleleaga, Samoa
Malietoa base in the district in 1750 when Malietoa Tiʻa married a woman from the village. Their son Malietoa Fitisemanu was the father of Malietoa Vaiinupo
Sapapaliʻi
Queen and warrior of Samoa
hands of Malietoa Vainuʻupo, the son of Malietoa Fitisemanu. Thus, Malietoa Vainuʻupo became known as "the King whom Samoa listens to". King Malietoa became
Nafanua
Screw corvette of the German Imperial Navy
leverage the Germans had to pressure the competing factions to recognize the Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipeʻa as the ruler of all Samoans. Eight men aboard Bismarck
SMS_Bismarck
Supporters of Mata'afa (1893) Supporters of Tamasese Lealofi (1894) Stalemate Malietoa Laupepa restored to power in 1889 Berlin General Act creates new government
List_of_proxy_wars
Tongans brought to power the Malietoa clan – a new force in Samoan politics. The first Malietoa title-holder – Malietoa Savea – led the government of
Politics_of_Samoa
Genus of plants
Meryta lanceolata Meryta latifolia Meryta lucida Meryta macrophylla Meryta malietoa Meryta mauluulu Meryta mauruensis Meryta neoebudica Meryta oxylaena Meryta
Meryta
1889 treaty between the United Kingdom, United States, and Germany
for the neutrality and autonomous government of the Samoan Islands King Malietoa at the reading of the Berlin Treaty, 1889 Signed 14 June 1889 (1889-06-14)
Treaty_of_Berlin_(1889)
March 1899 battle of the Second Samoan Civil War
forces loyal to Malietoa Tanumafili I were besieged by a larger force of Samoan rebels loyal to Mata'afa Iosefo. Supporting Malietoa were landing parties
Siege_of_Apia
Samoan politician
Assumed office 7 January 2025 Serving with Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi and Malietoa Moli II O le Ao o le Malo Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II Personal
Tiatia_Laulu_Mapusua
O le Ao o le Malo of Samoa since 2017
Le Mamea Ropati (until 2024) Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Efi (since 2025) Malietoa Moli II (since 2025) Le Laulu Tiatia Mapesone Mapusua (since 2025) Preceded
Tuimalealiʻifano Vaʻaletoʻa Sualauvi II
Tuimalealiʻifano_Vaʻaletoʻa_Sualauvi_II
now elected by the fono (legislature) for five years. Until the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II in 2007, the office was held for life. All office holders
List_of_current_monarchies
Highest-level political leader of a chief-based system
mau*. Samoa, paramount titles in the fa'amatai chiefly system include; Malietoa, Mata'afa, Tupua Tamasese and Tuimaleali'ifano. American Samoa, paramount
Paramount_chief
Archived from the original on 10 October 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2010. "Malietoa". Genealogical Gleanings. Henry Soszynski, University of Queensland. Archived
List of current non-sovereign monarchs
List_of_current_non-sovereign_monarchs
Religion of an area
Samoa, and Vanuatu, and another is under construction in Papua New Guinea. Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa was a follower of the Baháʼí Faith and the first
Baháʼí_Faith_in_Oceania
Village of Apia, Samoa
including that of one of the first heads of state (O le Ao o le Malo), Malietoa Tanumafili II.[citation needed] The flag of the German colonial office
Mulinuʻu
their high chief name Leaupepe as his hundredth wife. Following his death Malietoa decimated Aʻana as punishment, and eventually claimed the kingship. John
Tamafaiga
New Zealand author and advocate
Matthew Faafetai Malietoa "Mataio" Brown MNZM (born 27 January 1986) is a New Zealand author, communicator, internationally acclaimed barber, and social
Matt_Brown_(author)
Place in Atua, Samoa
Tupua and Sa Malietoa are the two principal royal lineages from whom many other high titles draw legitimacy and prestige. The older Sa Malietoa family dates
Falefa
parliamentary session was officially opened by the O le Ao o le Malo, Malietoa Tanumafili II, on 30 May 2006. On 6 April 2006, three independent MPs,
List of members of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa (2006–2011)
List_of_members_of_the_Legislative_Assembly_of_Samoa_(2006–2011)
Malietoa dynasty – Malietoa Natuitasina, Malietoa (1841–1858) Moli, Malietoa (1858–1860) Malietoa Talavou Tonumaipe'a, Malietoa (1869–1880) Malietoa Laupepa
List of state leaders in the 20th century (1901–1950)
List_of_state_leaders_in_the_20th_century_(1901–1950)
Uale Mata'afa Iosefo Malietoa Laupepa Tupua Tamasese Lealofi III Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole Malietoa Moli Malietoa Tanumafili I Malietoa Tanumafili II Iliafi
List_of_Samoans
Screw corvette of the German Imperial Navy
consul in Samoa on a tour of the islands to meet with the Samoan chiefs Malietoa Laupepa and Tupua Tamasese Titimaea. She cruised to visit Tonga, New Zealand
SMS_Carola
Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean
shifted to the eastern side of the International Date Line. The ruler Malietoa Laupepa issued a proclamation that Monday, 4 July would occur twice, giving
Samoan_Islands
Princess Royal of Tonga
was formerly engaged to the grandson of the late head of state of Samoa Malietoa Tanumafili II. The engagement was later called off. Fanetupouvava'u married
Salote Mafileʻo Pilolevu Tuita
Salote_Mafileʻo_Pilolevu_Tuita
Calendar year
by Serbian entrant Marija Šerifović with the song "Molitva". May 11 – Malietoa Tanumafili II, the head of state of Samoa since its independence, dies
2007
Village in American Samoa, United States
significant consequences for Aua. Mauga Lei, who had aligned himself with Malietoa Laupepa during their shared exile in the Samoan Civil War, spent much of
Aua,_American_Samoa
Bilateral relations
the island of Savaiʻi. He was later driven out by the progenitors of the Malietoa dynasty. Despite this successful rebellion intermarriages between Tongan
Samoa–Tonga_relations
Subregion of Oceania
a monarchy, though the Malietoa titleholder remained very influential. It effectively ended however with the death of Malietoa Tanumafili II, the country's
Polynesia
Prince of Tonga, Lord Maʻatu
Samoan daughter of Melvin Jungblut and his wife Lola Tosi Malietoa, a granddaughter of Malietoa Tanumafili II. After the death of Prince Maʻatu, his widow
Fatafehi ʻAlaivahamamaʻo Tukuʻaho
Fatafehi_ʻAlaivahamamaʻo_Tukuʻaho
Western Samoa. Gained independence from New Zealand on 1 January 1962 with Malietoa Tanumafili II as the first Head of state of Samoa. Entered into an unusual
Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
Member_states_of_the_Commonwealth_of_Nations
Nicolò da Ponte Venice Doge of Venice 1585 (death) 94 years, 196 days 7 Malietoa Tanumafili II Samoa O le Ao o le Malo 2007 (death) 94 years, 127 days 8
List_of_state_leaders_by_age
Calendar year
2009) January 2 – Anna Lee, English-American actress (d. 2004) January 4 Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan head of state (d. 2007) Fred Degazon, president of
1913
New Zealand politician (1889–1955)
Samoan high chiefs Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole (fifth from left) and Malietoa Tanumafili II (second from right) welcomed to Christchurch in 1945 by Mayor Ernest
Melville_Lyons
Capital city of American Samoa
to the oppression, the Samoans, under the leadership of paramount chief Malietoa, eventually revolted against their Tongan rulers. According to one source
Pago_Pago,_American_Samoa
Samoan professional wrestler (1937–1982)
administered as a territory of New Zealand. He was of the Ali'i lineage of Malietoa, and held the ceremonial title of High Chief, which would be reflected
Peter_Maivia
Baháʼí temple in Tiapapata, Samoa
architect in April1978 and his design was approved in September of that year. Malietoa Tanumafili II laid a cornerstone on January 27, 1979, with Rúhíyyih Khánum
Baháʼí House of Worship of Samoa
Baháʼí_House_of_Worship_of_Samoa
Village District in Fa'asaleleaga, Samoa
conjunction with Manono Island (Aiga-i-le-Tai district), in the election of Malietoa title-holders. Samoan language History of Samoa Politics of Samoa [1],
Safotulafai
U.S. presidential administration from 1885 to 1889
the Germans sought to annex Samoa after the Germans attempted to remove Malietoa Laupepa as the monarch of Samoa in favor of Tuiātua Tupua Tamasese Titimaea
First presidency of Grover Cleveland
First_presidency_of_Grover_Cleveland
Australian woman with the title of Knight of Baháʼu'lláh
considerable progress of the Bahá'í Faith in Western Samoa. His Highness Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of Samoa (and Head of State since independence from
Lilian_Alá'í
Monarchy ruled by an elected ruler
However, most of the confusion stemmed from a special clause which named Malietoa Tanumafili II and Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole, who were two of the four paramount
Elective_monarchy
Samoan political movement
Lealofi III and his successor, became its first co-head of state with Malietoa Tanumafili II. Fiamē Mataʻafa Faumuina Mulinuʻu II (1921–1975), the son
Mau_movement
British politician (1836–1914)
to his dying wife. The predicate for negotiations was the death of King Malietoa Laupepa of Samoa, a tripartite protectorate of Britain, Germany, and the
Joseph_Chamberlain
SBC were the international television coverage of the state funeral of Malietoa Tanumafili II, broadcast in cooperation with TVNZ, Whakaata Māori and TV3
List of television stations in Samoa
List_of_television_stations_in_Samoa
Hawaiian politician and publisher (1842–1906)
to Samoa in an attempt to form a Polynesian alliance with Samoan King Malietoa Laupepa. Bush arrived to Apia, Laupepa's capital, on January 7, 1887, on
John E. Bush (Hawaii politician)
John_E._Bush_(Hawaii_politician)
Samoan politician
of a group of chiefs charged with contempt of court for bestowing the Malietoa title in violation of a court order. "Senior Samoa MP Resigns After Forgery
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