Tupou VI
Tupou VI (Tongan: ʻAhoʻeitu ʻUnuakiʻotonga Tukuʻaho; born 12 July 1959) is the king of Tonga. He was chosen as the inheritor of the throne by his elder brother, Tupou V, in 2006. After Tupou V died in 2012, he inherited the throne and was given the name "Tupou VI".
| Tupou VI | |||||
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 Tupou VI in 2025 | |||||
| King of Tonga | |||||
| 18 March 2012 – present | |||||
| 4 July 2015[1] | |||||
| Predecessor | George Tupou V | ||||
| Heir apparent | Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala | ||||
| Prime Ministers | See list
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| 13th Prime Minister of Tonga | |||||
| In office 3 January 2000 – 11 February 2006 | |||||
| Monarch | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
| Preceded by | Baron Vaea | ||||
| Succeeded by | Feleti Sevele | ||||
| Born | 12 July 1959
(aged 66) Nukuʻalofa, Kingdom of Tonga | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Lātūfuipeka Tukuʻaho Crown Prince Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala Prince Ata | ||||
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| House | Tupou dynasty | ||||
| Father | Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | ||||
| Mother | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe | ||||
| Religion | Free Wesleyan Church | ||||
| Alma mater | University of East Anglia University of New South Wales Bond University | ||||
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Tupou VI Media
King Tupou VI after his coronation ceremony in Nukuʻalofa on 4 July 2015
