Makain Mo

Makain Mo (c. 1920 – 1972) was a Papua New Guinean chief and politician. He served as a member of the House of Assembly between 1964 and 1968.

Makain Mo
Member of the House of Assembly
In office 1964–1968
Constituency	Lumi
Personal details
Born	c. 1920 Lumi, Territory of New Guinea
Died	1972

Biography

Born in Lumi, Mo became chief of the Lumi people.^[1] Married with two children, he had a coffee plantation, raised cattle and organised gold mining.^[1] With the assistance of a local Catholic mission, he also opened a store.^[1]

Entering politics, Mo became president of Wapei-Lumi Local Government Council.^[2] He contested the Lumi seat in the 1964 elections and was elected to the House of Assembly. Following boundary adjustments, he ran in the West Sepik constituency in the 1968 elections,^[3] but was defeated by Brere Awol. In the February–March 1972 elections he contested the Wapei Nuku constituency, but lost to Yakob Talis.

Mo died later in 1972.^[2]