fiame naomi mataafa (born 1957) is a samoan politician and high chiefess ("matai"). mataʻafa is the first female prime minister of samoa, after winning a majority in the 2021 general election. she is the leader of the fa'atuatua i le atua samoa ua tasi (fast) party. she was samoa's first female cabinet minister, and from 2016 to 2020 was samoa's first female deputy prime minister.