O Le Ao O Le Malo: Head of state of the Independent State of Samoa
The O le Ao o le Malo (Samoan: Head of the Government) is the Head of State of Samoa.
The government Press Secretariat describes Head of State as a "ceremonial president". The holder is given the formal style of Highness.
| O le Ao o le Malo of the Independent State of Samoa O le Ao o le Malo o Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Sāmoa | |
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 Coat of Arms of the Independent State of Samoa | |
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| Style | His Highness |
| Status | Head of State |
| Seat | Apia |
| Appointer | Legislative Assembly of Samoa |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once, consecutively |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Samoa |
| Precursor | Monarch of Western Samoa Trust Territory |
| Inaugural holder | Meaʻole and Tanumafili II |
| Formation | 1 January 1962 |
| Deputy | Members of the Council of Deputies |
| Salary | 82,000 USD annually |
List of officeholders
- Symbols
- Denotes acting Head of State
- † Died in office
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Election | Term of office | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | .jpg) | Tupua Tamasese Meaʻole (1905–1963) | — | 1 January 1962 | 5 April 1963 † | 1 year, 94 days | Independent | Mulinu'u II |
.jpg) | Malietoa Tanumafili II (1913–2007) | — | 1 January 1962 | 11 May 2007 † | 45 years, 130 days | Independent | Mulinu'u II Lealofi IV Tufuga Efi Va'ai Kolone Tofilau Eti Alesana Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi | |
| – |  | Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (born 1938) Member of the Council of Deputies | — | 11 May 2007 | 20 June 2007 | 40 days | Independent | Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi |
.jpg) | Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (born 1947) Member of the Council of Deputies | — | 11 May 2007 | 20 June 2007 | 40 days | Independent | ||
| 2 | | Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi (born 1938) | 2007 2012 | 20 June 2007 | 21 July 2017 | 10 years, 31 days | Independent | Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi |
| 3 | | Tuimalealiifano Va'aletoa Sualauvi II (born 1947) | 2017 | 21 July 2017 | Incumbent | 6 years, 279 days | Independent | Tuilaepa A. S. Malielegaoi Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa |
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