About Tufuga Efi
Tui Ātua Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Tufuga Efi (born Olaf "Efi" Tamasese; 1 March 1938) is a Samoan paramount chief, politician and statesman. He heads one of Samoa's two royal families, the Sā Tupua (descendants of Queen Salamasina), through the family's maximal lineage title, Tupua Tamasese. He also holds the ancient pāpā title of Tui Ātua (sovereign of Atua). Tui Ātua served as the third prime minister of Samoa from 1976 to 1982 and again later in 1982. He also served as O le Ao o le Malo (head of state of Samoa) from 2007 to 2017. He has also sat on the Council of Deputies since 2025, having previously been a member from 2004 to his election as head of state in 2007. Tupua was awarded an honorary doctorate by St Andrew's University in 2019. He was awarded the Order of Merit of Samoa in the 2023 Samoa Honours and Awards. He heads one of Samoa's two royal families, the Sā Tupua, through the family's maximal lineage title, Tupua Tamasese.
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