List of leaders of Mava Council

Leader of Mava Council Maava Taapiit Puuaqat
Coat of arms of Mava
Incumbent Kausaanek Malaati since 22 March 2023
Style	No courtesy title or style
Member of	Mava Council Cabinet
Appointer	Administrator of Mava
Inaugural holder	Paaliuk Kaasatok
Formation	1972
Salary	A$50,000 annually
Website	http://mava.mv/puuaqat

Mava, a group of islands in the Sarosan Ocean, is a self-governing territory officially designated as an unincorporated territorial area of Atitlan. Settled by nomadic tribes in the 9th century, the island was effectively sovereign until its annexation in 1836. Since 1972, it has enjoyed self-government, with its current political status regulated by the Mava Constitution Act 2009. The non-resident Governor of Mava is the representative of the Atitlanese president, with their powers exercised on a day-to-day basis by a resident Administrator. The Mava Council, the unicameral legislature, elects a leader to serve as head of government.

Local heads of government (1972-present)

Mava
No.	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure			Notes
			From	Until	Time in office
#1	Paaliuk Kaasatok		1972	1976	3 years, 249 days	First head of government
#2	Kiigiak Taaquyok		1976	1980	4 years, 118 days
#3	Kussilaakug Kagaaq		1980	1986	5 years, 242 days
#4	Pigaqamituuk Okulivaat		1986	1992	6 years, 6 days
#5	Naasukkit Mikanaark		1992	2000	7 years, 363 days
#6	Niqimuyaak Maait		2000	2004	4 years, 2 days
#7	Kiqoona Saarnerk		2004	2012	7 years, 363 days	First female leader
#8	Akinvik Sipputi		2012	2016	4 years, 2 days
#8	Paqtuq Maagamarak		2016	2023	6 years, 303 days	Resigned due to ill-health
#8	Kausaanek Malaati		2023	Incumbent	1 year, 245 days

See also

• Politics of Mava
• Culture of Mava

External links

• Leader. Mava Council