Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (died 2015)

Jurelang Zedkaia

Marshallese politician (1950–2015)

Iroijlaplap Jurelang Zedkaia was a Marshallese politician and Iroijlaplap. He served as the President of the Marshall Islands from 2009 to 2012. He was elected as the country's 5th head of state on October 26, 2009, following the ouster of his predecessor, Litokwa Tomeing, in…

List of presidents of the Marshall Islands

The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands is the head of state and head of government of the Marshall Islands. The President is elected by the Nitijeļā (Legislature) from among its members. Presidents pick cabinet members from the Nitijeļā.