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ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho

ʻAhoʻeitu Tupou VI
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King of Tonga
Reign 18 March 2012 – present
Coronation 4 July 2015
Predecessor George Tupou V
Heir apparent Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prime Ministers
Prime Minister of Tonga
Term 3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006
Predecessor Baron Vaea
Successor Feleti Sevele
Monarch Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Born (1959-07-12) 12 July 1959 (age 57)
Nukuʻalofa, Tonga
Spouse Nanasipauʻu Vaea
Issue Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
Prince Ata
Full name
ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
House Tupou
Father Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
Mother Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
Religion Methodism
Full name
ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho
Royal Family of Tonga
Royal Arms of Tonga

Styles of
King Tupou VI of Tonga
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Reference style His Majesty
ko ʻene ʻafio
Spoken style Your Majesty
ko hoʻo ʻafio
Alternative style Sir

Tupou VI (ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the King of Tonga. He is the younger brother and successor of the late King George Tupou V. He was officially confirmed by his brother on 27 September 2006 as the heir presumptive to the Tongan throne, as his brother (a bachelor) had no legitimate children. He served as Tonga's High Commissioner to Australia, and resided in Canberra until the death of King George Tupou V on 18 March 2012, when ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho became King of Tonga, with the regnal name Tupou VI.

He was born in Nukuʻalofa, Tonga, the third son and youngest child of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. He was educated at The Leys School, Cambridge, from 1973–77. He then attended the University of East Anglia, where he read Development Studies, from 1977 to 1980. He started his career in the military, joining the naval arm of the Tonga Defence Services in 1982 and becoming a Lieutenant-Commander in 1987. He graduated from the US Naval War College as part of Class 33 in 1988. From 1990 to 1995 he commanded the Pacific-class patrol boat VOEA Pangai and his time in charge included peacekeeping operations in Bougainville. He graduated with a masters in Defence Studies from the University of New South Wales in 1997 and with a MA in International Relations from Bond University in 1999.


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