Sprent Dabwido | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Dabwido in 2012 | |
| President of Nauru | |
| In office 15 November 2011 – 11 June 2013 | |
| Deputy | Kieren Keke |
| Preceded by | Freddie Pitcher |
| Succeeded by | Baron Waqa |
| Member of the Nauruan Parliament for Meneng | |
| In office 23 October 2004 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Nimrod Botelanga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sprent Arumogo Dabwido[1] 16 September 1972[2] Nauru |
| Died | 8 May 2019 (aged 46) Armidale, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Nauru First (nominally Independent) |
| Spouse |
Luci Dabwido (m. 2019) |
Sprent Arumogo Dabwido (16 September 1972 – 8 May 2019) was a Nauruan politician who served as President of Nauru between 2011 and 2013, and was also a weightlifter. The son of a parliamentarian, Dabwido was originally elected to the Meneng Constituency in the Parliament of Nauru at the 2004 elections. Having served as Minister for Telecommunications in Marcus Stephen's government from 2009, Dabwido joined the Nauruan opposition faction in November 2011 after Stephen's resignation, and, having passed a motion of no confidence against interim president Freddie Pitcher, was elected president four days later. In his role as president, Dabwido functioned as chairman of the Cabinet of Nauru, and held various portfolios in the Nauruan government.
- ^ "General Debate of the 67th session: H.E. Mr. Sprent Arumogo Dabwido, President". United Nations General Assembly. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ^ "Hon Sprent Dabwido MP – Member for Meneng". Government of the Republic of Nauru. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2013.