Meli Bainimarama
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Ratu
Meli Bainimarama is a Fiji
an civil servant, who currently
serves as Chief Executive Officer
(CEO) of the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests. Prior to this appointment, reported by Fiji Live
on 25 May 2006 http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/05/25/fijilive9.html, he was CEO of the Fijian Affairs Ministry. Some reports in December 2006, however, indicated that he was still in charge of the Fijian Affairs Ministry.
On 13 December 2006, he was also named Acting CEO of the Fijian Affairs Board (FAB) http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/24/fijilive2.html http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_34391.shtml by his younger brother, Military
Commander Commodore
Frank Bainimarama
, who had seized power in a military coup
on 5 December. As Acting CEO of the FAB, he succeeded Adi
Litia Qionibaravi
, who was dismissed for alleged noncooperation with the military regime. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/14/Fijilive1401.html In his new role, Bainimarama supervises the workings of the Secretariat of the Great Council of Chiefs
and of the fourteen Provinces
.
The Fijian Affairs Board officially appointed Bainimarama as its Chief Executive Officer on 20 January 2007, but as part of a reorganization of the civil service by the interim government, Bainimarama was dismissed, along with twenty-two other Chief Executive Officers, on 21 January 2007 after just one day holding the position formally. He was one of four terminated to be reemployed immediately, as a consultant advising the FAB. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2007/01/22/Fijilive04.html http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=55687 http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35296.shtml
Bainimarama hails from the village of Kiuva, in the Kaba Peninsula, Tailevu
Province.
Ratu
Ratu is a title used by Fijians of chiefly rank. An equivalent title, Adi is used by females of chiefly rank.-Etymology:Ra is a prefix in many titles and Tu is simply "chief"...
Meli Bainimarama is a Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an civil servant, who currently
December 2006
December 2006 was the twelfth month of that year. It began on a Friday and, 31 days later, ended on a Sunday....
serves as Chief Executive Officer
Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer , managing director , Executive Director for non-profit organizations, or chief executive is the highest-ranking corporate officer or administrator in charge of total management of an organization...
(CEO) of the Ministry of Fisheries and Forests. Prior to this appointment, reported by Fiji Live
Fiji Live
Fijilive is an online newspaper and business and cultural directory in Fiji. The site is owned by the Future Group of Companies owned by Fiji entrepreneur Yashwant Gaunder....
on 25 May 2006 http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/05/25/fijilive9.html, he was CEO of the Fijian Affairs Ministry. Some reports in December 2006, however, indicated that he was still in charge of the Fijian Affairs Ministry.
On 13 December 2006, he was also named Acting CEO of the Fijian Affairs Board (FAB) http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/24/fijilive2.html http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_34391.shtml by his younger brother, Military
Military of Fiji
The Republic of Fiji Military Forces are the military of the Pacific island nation of Fiji. With a total manpower of 3,500 active soldiers and 6,000 reservists, it is one of the smallest militaries in the world. However, most of its surrounding island nations have no militaries at all...
Commander Commodore
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
Frank Bainimarama
Frank Bainimarama
Commodore Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama, CF, MSD, OStJ, Fijian Navy, known commonly as Frank Bainimarama and sometimes by the chiefly title Ratu , is a Fijian naval officer and politician. He is the Commander of the Fijian Military Forces and, as of April 2009, Prime Minister...
, who had seized power in a military coup
2006 Fijian coup d'état
The Fijian coup d'état of December 2006 occurred as a continuation of the pressure which had been building since the military unrest of the 2000 Fijian coup d'état and 2005-2006 Fijian political crisis....
on 5 December. As Acting CEO of the FAB, he succeeded Adi
Adi (title)
Adi is a title used by Fijian women of chiefly rank, namely female members of chiefly clans. It is the equivalent of the Ratu title used by male chiefs. It is in general use throughout most of Fiji, although on Kadavu Island, Bulou is used instead....
Litia Qionibaravi
Litia Qionibaravi
Adi Litia Qionibaravi is a Fijian chief and civil servant, who served for more than thirty years in the Fijian Affairs Ministry before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Fijian Affairs Board on 17 June 2005 . In this capacity, she oversaw the work of the country's fourteen Provincial...
, who was dismissed for alleged noncooperation with the military regime. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2006/12/14/Fijilive1401.html In his new role, Bainimarama supervises the workings of the Secretariat of the Great Council of Chiefs
Great Council of Chiefs (Fiji)
The Great Council of Chiefs is a now dormant 1997 constitutional body in the Republic of the Fiji Islands. In April 2007 the council was suspended, due to an unworkable relationship with Frank Bainimarama, leader of an "interim government" which came to power through a military coup in December 2006...
and of the fourteen Provinces
Local government of Fiji
Fiji is divided administratively into four divisions, which are further subdivided into fourteen provinces; the self-governing island of Rotuma and its dependencies lie outside any of the four divisions. Each division is headed by a Commissioner, appointed by the Fijian government...
.
The Fijian Affairs Board officially appointed Bainimarama as its Chief Executive Officer on 20 January 2007, but as part of a reorganization of the civil service by the interim government, Bainimarama was dismissed, along with twenty-two other Chief Executive Officers, on 21 January 2007 after just one day holding the position formally. He was one of four terminated to be reemployed immediately, as a consultant advising the FAB. http://www.fijilive.com/news/show/news/2007/01/22/Fijilive04.html http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=55687 http://www.fijivillage.com/artman/publish/article_35296.shtml
Bainimarama hails from the village of Kiuva, in the Kaba Peninsula, Tailevu
Tailevu
Tailevu is one of the 14 provinces of Fiji. One of eight Provinces based in Viti Levu, Fiji's largest island, its 755 square kilometers occupy the south-eastern fringe of the island, along with some central areas. At the 2007 census, the most recent to date, it had a population of 55,692, the...
Province.