Their second daughter, Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau, has also followed in her father's footsteps and has served her country as a career diplomat and politician.

Ratu Dr. Epeli Qaraninamu Nailatikau ( born 1942 ) is a Fijian medical doctor and political leader, who served in the Senate from 2004 to 2006.

Speaking under Parliamentary Privilege, Senator Adi Koila Nailatikau ( Mara's daughter ) accused Ratu Naiqama Lalabalavu, the Tui Cakau ( Paramount Chief of Tovata ), leader of the Conservative Alliance ( CAMV ) and a Cabinet Minister ( who has since served a prison sentence for other coup-related offences ) of having ordered the arson.

The establishment of relations had been requested by interim Minister for Foreign Affairs Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.

* Bainimarama revokes the 1997 constitution and names Ratu Epeli Nailatikau interim Prime Minister.

He met Prime Minister Qarase, Finance Minister Ratu Jone Kubuabola, and Military Commander Commodore Frank Bainimarama on the first day of his visit ; meetings with Foreign Minister Tavola and House of Representatives Speaker Ratu Epeli Nailatikau were held later.

) President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara tried to resist Speight's takeover, but was abruptly removed himself on 29 May by Commodore Frank Bainimarama, the Commander of the Military who subsequently abrogated the constitution, made himself Prime Minister and swore in his own President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau ( Ratu Jope Seniloli's cousin ).

The Prime Minister also had to deny allegations made under parliamentary privilege by Senators Ponipate Lesavua and Ratu Dr. Epeli Nailatikau, and by prominent Opposition parliamentarian Poseci Bune, that two companies, one allegedly owned by his son Laisenia Qarase, Jr. and the other by Jale Baba, the General Secretary of Qarase's SDL Party, had benefited from government contracts.

Mahendra Chaudhry, the deposed Prime Minister, has publicly supported Mara's version of events, and has further alleged that Mara was blackmailed with a threat to kill his daughter, Tourism Minister Adi Koila Nailatikau, who was one of the hostages.

In the aftermath of the failure of the Fiji coup of 2000, a coup which Nailatikau strongly opposed, he was nominated for the position of Prime Minister, to help rebuild Fiji's shattered institutions.

On 23 September 2008, Bainimarama said that Nailatikau would be moved to the post of Minister for Provincial Development and Multi-Ethnic Affairs on 5 October 2008, while Bainimarama would take over his previous duties.

Their second daughter, Adi Koila Mara Nailatikau, was elected to the House of Representatives in 1999 and was Minister of Tourism in 1999 and 2000.

He initially nominated Ratu Epeli Nailatikau ( a son-in-law of Mara's and the husband of Adi Koila Nailatikau, who was one of Speight's hostages ) as Prime Minister, but withdrew the nomination the next day.

Well known examples include Ratu Epeli Nailatikau ( the Minister for Foreign Affairs ) and his brother, Ratu Tu ' uakitau George Cokanauto, whose father was Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau, who was considered one of modern Fiji's founding fathers.

The VLV joined the People's Coalition government of Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry, and Bune and Nailatikau were appointed to the Cabinet.

He is the scion of a distinguished family, as a son of Ratu Sir Edward Cakobau ( a former Deputy Prime Minister and one of modern Fiji's founding fathers ), and brother of the Parliamentary Speaker, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau.

Nailatikau reiterated earlier statements that endorsing the bill amounted to approving the overthrow of her father, and expressed her belief that the Provincial Council members who had voted in favour of the legislation had not understood it – an assertion promptly rejected by Prime Minister Qarase, also a Lauan, who claimed that most people were well informed on the bill and supported it because they did understand it and agreed with it.

He also rejected claims by Lauan Senator Adi Koila Nailatikau, the daughter of former Prime Minister, President, and Paramount Chief of Lau that most Provincial Council members who endorsed the bill had not understood it properly.

According to Bainimarama, he " decided to give him this new responsibility given his extensive knowledge and hands-on experience on the workings of the Civil Service, Governments role in rural development and the sources of assistances available to facilitate such development ", while also stating that Nailatikau had " excellent public relations appeal, which is very much needed in outreaching and inter-facing with rural people.

In the same statement, Nailatikau spoke highly of Military commander Frank Bainimarama ( q. v.

" In August 2009, with Bainimarama still controlling the government as prime minister and the constitution abrogated, Epeli Nailatikau a former military commander was appointed acting president on the retirement of Iloilo.

On 14 March 2012, Bainimarama announced that President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau had " approved decrees that formally de-establish the Great Council of the Chiefs ".

Speight was prevented by the speaker of the Fiji parliament, Epeli Nailatikau, from taking up his seat in Parliament.

Qarase retained his own constituency with some 93 percent of the vote, after an expected challenge from Adi Koila Nailatikau, his predecessor as Lau M. P.

Brigadier-General Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, CF, LVO, OBE, MSD, OStJ, ( born 5 July 1941 ) ( often referred to as Na Turaga Mai Naisogolaca ) is a Fijian chief and the President of Fiji.

Following his education at Bau District School, Draiba Fijian School, Levuka Public School and Queen Victoria School, Nailatikau trained as a soldier in New Zealand.

Nailatikau retired from the Army and decided to pursue a new career in the diplomatic service.

On 14 June 2005, Nailatikau was appointed the UNAIDS Special Representative for the Pacific.

As a chief by birth through his paternal side via his maternal grandmother who is the granddaughter of Ratu Seru Cakobau, Epeli Nailatikau has the title of Ratu.

Ratu Epeli Nailatikau was appointed Vice-President the following day.

Another critic of the ceremonies was Senator Adi Koila Nailatikau, the daughter of the late President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, who was deposed in the 2000 coup.

Note: This article is about Ratu Epeli Nailatikau, the Fijian medical doctor and former Senator.

After Jacobs ' death, Rabbi Dr. Reuven Hammer served as interim Rabbi of New London Synagogue until Rabbi Jeremy Gordon was appointed in January 2008.

Page remained dominant in the party until 1939 and briefly served as an interim Prime Minister between the death of Joseph Lyons and the election of Robert Menzies as his successor, but Page's refusal to serve under Menzies led to his resignation as leader.

Two former prime ministers — Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott and Sir Mackenzie Bowell — served in the 1890s while members of the Senate ; both, in their roles as Government Leader in the Senate, succeeded prime ministers who died in office ( John A. Macdonald in 1891 and John Sparrow David Thompson in 1894 ), a convention that has since evolved toward the appointment of an interim leader in such a scenario.

Following the dismissal of Bohn, an interim CEO was appointed, longtime Porsche employee, Heinz Branitzki, who served in that position until Wendelin Wiedeking became CEO in 1993.

National elections were held in 1984 ; Colorado Party leader Julio María Sanguinetti won the presidency and, following the brief interim Presidency of Rafael Addiego Bruno, served from 1985 to 1990.

After the death of John A. Rawlins, Sherman also served for one month as interim Secretary of War.

Miami, Panama City and Puebla served successively as interim secretariat headquarters during the negotiation process.

Galveston served as the capital of the Republic of Texas when in 1836 interim president David G. Burnet relocated his government there.

Once released, Patel served as interim Congress president, but was re-arrested while leading a procession in Mumbai.

Gilles Duceppe, who had served as interim leader after Bouchard stepped down, became leader of the Bloc in 1997 and remained leader up until 2011, resigning after the 2011 federal election.

BART has served as a rapid transit and commuter rail system, and provided an alternative transportation route to highway transportation, though its critics counter its success has taken four decades to come to fruition at a steep cost during the interim.

Dunn has served as an interim coach for a few games since Hanners's retirement.

Cho was fired a year later, and director of college scouting Chad Buchanan served as interim general manager for the entire 2011 – 12.

Nicaea served as the interim capital city of the Byzantine Empire between 1204 and 1261, following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, until the recapture of Constantinople by the Byzantines in 1261.

Benito Juárez (; 21 March 1806 – 18 July 1872 ) born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858 – 1861 as interim, then 1861 – 1865, 1865 – 1867, 1867 – 1871 and 1871 – 1872 as constitutional president.

During the tenure of the interim chairman, John S. Reed, Albright served as chairwoman of the NYSE board's nominating and governance committee.

Rosen is herself a lesbian and briefly served as interim director for the LGBT organization Human Rights Campaign in 2004.

When Prime Minister Osachi Hamaguchi was seriously wounded in an assassination attempt, Shidehara served as interim prime minister until March 1931.

The City of Puebla submitted its candidacy to hold the headquarters of the Free Trade Area of the Americas, and briefly served as interim secretariat headquarters, until negotiations were stopped on 2005.

During part of his time on the faculty of the Law School, Oaks served as interim dean.

* Garnie W. McGinty, Louisiana historian graduated from NSU and served as NSU president on a one-year interim basis.

Previous to Professor Johnson, Roger Parish, served as interim Vice-Chancellor for a few months, and Brian Stoddart, who took up the position in December 2005 ( ratified 6 February 2006 ) after previous incumbent, Michael Osborne, resigned following allegations about extensive overseas travel.

However, Moran's son Tom briefly served as the team's interim coach that year after Charley took a leave of absence to officiate in the 1927 World Series between the New York Yankees and the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Chris Amundsen, Chief Administrative Officer, served as interim president during a year-long search.

Pyette suddenly departed only seven months after his arrival, replaced by Gordon Fisher, a career Southam newspaperman who had briefly served as interim publisher a few years earlier.