Career
Joeli Nabuka died after a short illness on 25 November 2010. Nabuka was originally from the village of Nakavu in Nadi from the Naduruniu Clan. Joeli Nabuka was a former student and later became the Principal of Lelean Memorial School.
Nabuka also joined the Fiji Institute of Technology as the Registrar.
Nabuka announced on 11 February 2006 that he would be retiring from politics in parliamentary election, which was duly held on 6–13 May. He needed the time away from politics in order to pursue a postgraduate course at the University of the South Pacific, he said.
