Aiono Nonumalo Sofara

Who is Aiono Nonumalo Sofara?

Aiono Nonumalo Sofara is a chief and former Member of Parliament in Samoa. He was a member of political parties Human Rights Protection Party and later Samoan National Development Party.

He became Speaker of the National Legislature when the Human Rights Protection Party first came into power. Nonumalo then went on to join the SNDP. He was also a strong advocate against the introduction of Universal Suffrage, and actively sought to have the act repealed.

Aiono was married to the late Eni Sofara, sister of two other Samoan parliamentarians, Laulu Fetauimalemau Mata'afa and Matatumua Maimoana.