Meli Loki
Fijian chief, businessman and politician
Ratu Meli Loki (died 11 February 1987) was a Fijian chief, businessman and politician. A pioneer in the indigenous Fijian tourism industry, he served as a member of the Senate between 1979 and 1982.
Biography
Loki became the chief of Tamavua, was conferred with the Roko Tui Colo title and became a member of the Great Council of Chiefs. He joined the civil service as a proofreader at the government printer in 1949. The following year he became an assistant health inspector for Suva City Council. He subsequently joined the Fijian Broadcasting Corporation, becoming its first Fijian announcer and a senior programmer, In the early 1960s he entered the tourism business, creating the Marau model village in Tamavua, where he built the largest bure in Fiji. In the early 1970s he bought a duty-free shop in the centre of Suva. He converted to the Baháʼí Faith for a period.
Entering local government, he became a member of the Suva Rual Local Authority and chairman of Naitasiri Provincial Council. He also served on the Native Land Trust Board and as a director of the Native Land Development Corporation.
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