Raja Nesi Nope of Amanuban(1980-)

                                                            
                                                             Raja Nesi Nope of Amanuban

This Raja is called the Raja of Tourism, due to his strong orientation on the international tourism from before.

With success as an active Raja in the way of governing, he is perhaps, the most influential raja among his own people.

He is married according the traditional way with a noblewoman of the Nitbani Clan from the brother-principality to the east lying of Amanatun (the other clan,from which he can take the wives according to age-old traditions(as a chief wife) is the Asbanuclan.

Although his half brother Willem/Wellem Nope was as district ruler more influential, the Raja kept his traditional influence and this was made evident when his people chose him to be a member of the local parliament. Before that, he was mayor of the royal town of Niki Niki.

That the raja is still very much respected in a traditional way by his people and also outside from Amanuban is proven when the normal population alway cover their mouth with one of their hands and look to the ground, when they speak to the raja.

When the raja speaks to his people, his voice is like the thunder, but also like a caring father.

When another raja meets him in the beautiful place, where his palace is placed, only the oldest daughter is allowed to serve the visiting monarch and his delegation; not a servant.

His oldest son Raja Muda Bil Nope is the Crown Prince (Bil is a local name and not an European one).The first Raja of this dynasty also was called Bil and the last raja before the Dutch who got direct influence in the local rule also was Bil (Raja Bil Nope,or Sufa Leu;1883-1910).

Numerous tourists have visited the royal graves of the dynasty and the raja can tell you about the many beautiful traditional clothes and jewels, etc, that are put in the graves of the deceased Rajas. No one steals anything from it, because that will mean playing with your own life.Your life will be cursed afterwards.

He is a Raja, who proves, that tourism can be the financing factor of preserving the local general - and royal tradition.