Major General Ioane Naivalurua (also known as Iowane Naivalurua) is a Fijian soldier, police officer, civil servant, and politician.
Ioane Naivalurua | |
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| Member of the Fijian Parliament for FijiFirst List | |
| Assumed office 14 December 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | FijiFirst Independent |
Naivalurua is from Suva and was educated at Marist Brothers Primary School, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and the Australian Defence College.[1]
Naivalurua has previously served as Land Force Commander in the Republic of Fiji Military Forces.[2] In February 2005 he promised that the army would never allow another coup in Fiji.[3]
Following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état he was appointed Commissioner of Prisons by the military regime.[4] In July 2007 he was promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General.[5] Later that month, following a purge of SOE chairs, he was appointed as chairman of Post Fiji Limited.[6] In 2010 he was appointed Commissioner of police.[7] In January 2011 he was reappointed as police commissioner for a three-year term.[8] His term expired in September 2013.[9]
In January 2014 he was appointed ambassador-at-large,[10] and allowed to visit New Zealand, despite official sanctions against members of the military regime.[11][12] In March 2014 he was promoted to Major General.[13] In March 2015 he was appointed ambassador to China, replacing Esala Teleni.[14]
In September 2017 he was appointed permanent secretary of foreign affairs.[15] He resigned as permanent secretary and retired from public service in September 2019.[16]
Naivalurua stood as a FijiFirst candidate in the 2022 Fijian general election,[1][17] and was elected to the Parliament of Fiji.[18]
Following the collapse of FijiFirst he remained in Parliament as an independent MP as the leader of the opposition Group of 9 Bloc.[19]
Naivalurua is president of Basketball Fiji. In August 2023 he was awarded the FIBA President's Award for 2023.[20]
References
edit- ^ a b "FijiFirst's Naivalurua recalls humble beginnings in Basagau, Toorak". Fiji Sun. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Fiji army deploys more troops to Iraq and to Solomon Islands". RNZ. 26 April 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "No more coups, says Fiji military's land forces commander". RNZ. 15 February 2005. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiji coup leader assumes executive control". RNZ. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiji military commander announces promotions". RNZ. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Two new SOE chairpersons in Fiji sacked". RNZ. 17 July 2007. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiji President appoints Naivalurua as new police commissioner". RNZ. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "New Fiji police commissioner get three-year contract". RNZ. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Term of Fiji's Commissioner of Police expires". RNZ. 25 September 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Former Fiji police commissioner picked as top diplomat". RNZ. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiji top envoy due in New Zealand". RNZ. 27 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "NZ sanctions remain despite top Fiji general's visit". RNZ. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "New top rank awarded to Fiji's former Police Commissioner". RNZ. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Naivalurua Is Fiji's New Ambassador To China". Fiji Sun. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Nemani Delaibatiki (9 September 2017). "Appointment: Naivalurua, Naqali Named Permanent Secretaries". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Iowane Naivalurua Resign As PS Foreign Affairs, Retires From Public Service". Fiji Sun. 7 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Wati Talebula-Nuku (7 October 2022). "First 20". Fiji Sun. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Fiji's general election: All the latest results". RNZ. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ Navitalai Naivalurua (5 August 2024). "Opposition splits in 2 - One led by Seruiratu, the other will be led by Naivalurua". Fiji Village. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "Naivalurua Gets FIBA Award". Fiji Sun. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.