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Ieremia Tabai

1949 - Today

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Ieremia Tienang Tabai (born 16 December 1949) is an I-Kiribati politician who served as the first president of Kiribati from 1979 to 1991. He previously served in the equivalent role, chief minister, under the colonial government from 1978 to 1979. Tabai returned to the House of Assembly in 1998 and represented Nonouti as of his re-election in 2024. After attending university in New Zealand, Tabai worked in the Ministry of Finance for a year before deciding to enter politics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ieremia Tabai is the 15,696th most popular politician (up from 16,217th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Kiribati and the 4th most popular I-Kiribati Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ieremia Tabai ranks 15,696 out of 19,576. Before him are Karolina Widerström, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Ján Kubiš, Lyudmila Pakhomova, Loyola de Palacio, and Charles Bradlaugh. After him are Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Lucien Carr, Phelekezela Mphoko, Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Mustafa A. G. Abushagur, and Gianni De Michelis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Ieremia Tabai ranks 526. Before him are Dušan Galis, Iris Marion Young, Venkaiah Naidu, Pauline Marois, James Wani Igga, and Yuri Baturin. After him are Ismail Petra of Kelantan, Hana Mašková, Marie-George Buffet, Dorothy Allison, Anthony Denison, and Claudia Kolb.

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In Kiribati

Among people born in Kiribati, Ieremia Tabai ranks 4 out of 6. Before him are Taneti Mamau (1960), Anote Tong (1952), and Teatao Teannaki (1936). After him are Teburoro Tito (1953), David Katoatau (1984), Madlen Radukanova (2000), Kinaua Biribo (1993), Zhong Jiaqi (1999), and Lataisi Mwea (2000).

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Among POLITICIANS In Kiribati

Among politicians born in Kiribati, Ieremia Tabai ranks 4. Before him are Taneti Mamau (1960), Anote Tong (1952), and Teatao Teannaki (1936). After him are Teburoro Tito (1953).

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