Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe

Halaevalu Mata'aho ʻAhomeʻe (29 May 1926 – 19 February 2017) was Queen of Tonga from 1965 to 2006, as the wife of King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV. She was the mother of King George Tupou V and the current King of Tonga, Tupou VI.

Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
Queen Mother of Tonga
Halaevalu in her youth
Queen consort of Tonga
Tenure16 December 1965 – 10 September 2006
Coronation4 July 1967
Born(1926-05-29)29 May 1926
Tonga
Died19 February 2017(2017-02-19) (aged 90)
Mercy Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
Burial1 March 2017
Malaʻekula
Spouse
King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
(m. 1946; died 2006)
IssueGeorge Tupou V of Tonga
Salote, Princess Royal
Prince Fatafehi 'Alaivahamama'o Tuku'aho
Aho'eitu Tupou VI of Tonga
Names
Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe
FatherAhomeʻe (Manu-ʻo-pangai)
MotherHeuʻifanga Veikune
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