Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV
| Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV | |
|---|---|
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou in 1985 | |
| King of Tonga | |
| Reign | 16 December 1965 – 10 September 2006 |
| Coronation | 4 July 1967 |
| Predecessor | Sālote Tupou III |
| Successor | George Tupou V |
| Prime Ministers | |
| 10th Prime Minister of Tonga | |
| In office | 12 December 1949 – 16 December 1965 |
| Monarch | Sālote Tupou III |
| Predecessor | Solomone Ula Ata |
| Successor | Prince Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake |
| Born | 4 July 1918 Royal Palace, Nukuʻalofa, Kingdom of Tonga |
| Died | 10 September 2006 (aged 88) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Burial | 19 September 2006 Malaʻekula, Tonga |
| Spouse | Halaevalu Mataʻaho ʻAhomeʻe |
| Issue | |
| House | Tupou |
| Father | Viliami Tungī Mailefihi |
| Mother | Sālote Tupou III |
| Religion | Free Wesleyan Church |
Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (Siaosi Tāufaʻāhau Tupoulahi; 4 July 1918 – 10 September 2006) was King of Tonga from 1965 until his death in 2006. He was the tallest and heaviest Tongan monarch, weighing 209.5 kg (462 lb) and measuring 196 cm (6 ft 5 in).