King Taufa'ahau Tupou

King of Tonga

Taufa?ahau Tupou IV (born Siaosi Taufa?ahau Tupoulahi; 4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006) was the King of Tonga, from the death of his mother, Queen Salote Tupou III, in 1965 until his own death in 2006.

Immediately prior to his death, he was the fifth longest-reigning living monarch in the world after Kings Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, Saqr bin Mohammed Al Qasimi of Ras al Khaimah, Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Realms and Abdul Halim of Kedah.

He was the tallest and heaviest Tongan monarch, measuring 195cm (6' 5") and weighing 199kg (440lb).