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Prior to entering politics, she worked as a teacher and counselor at Marshall Islands High School and then as a women's rights activist with her organization Women United Together Marshall Islands.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"6 April 1951","date":"1951-04-06"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Majuro","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12919"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Marshall Islands","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q709"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"independent politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q327591"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"University of Oregon","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766145"},{"text":"University of Southern California","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4614"},{"text":"University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2000129"},{"text":"University of Hawaiʻi System","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217439"},{"text":"USC Rossier School of Education","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7866350"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"President of the Marshall Islands (since 4 January 2024 · BS 19 Poush 2080 onwards)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3736673","start":"2024-01-04"},{"text":"President of the Marshall Islands (28 January 2016 – 13 January 2020)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3736673","start":"2016-01-28","end":"2020-01-13"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P39"}},{"key":"x","label":"X (Twitter)","values":[{"text":"President_Heine","url":"https://x.com/President_Heine"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P2002"}},{"key":"facebook","label":"Facebook","values":[{"text":"Hilda-Heine-ñan-Aur-225121217531031","url":"https://www.facebook.com/Hilda-Heine-%C3%B1an-Aur-225121217531031"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884#P2013"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_Heine","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20090884","https://x.com/President_Heine","https://www.facebook.com/Hilda-Heine-%C3%B1an-Aur-225121217531031"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Hilda Heine born?","a":"Hilda Heine was born on 6 April 1951 in Majuro."},{"q":"What positions has Hilda Heine held?","a":"Positions held by Hilda Heine include: President of the Marshall Islands (since 4 January 2024); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Hilda Heine 2022.jpg — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)/Nathan Fulton, CC BY 4.0.","cite":"\"Hilda Heine\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hilda-heine. Retrieved 6 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T08:07:14Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-05","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/hilda-heine","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/hilda-heine","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/hilda-heine?lang=ne"}}