Amata Kabua (November 17, 1928 – 20 December 1996) was the first President of the Marshall Islands from 1979 to 1996 (five consecutive terms).
Amata Kabua began his career as a school teacher before becoming chief of Majuro and Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands, and later president of the Marshall Islands. He had been a principal participant in the negotiations to gain independence for the Marshall Islands. He wrote the words and music for the national anthem, Forever Marshall Islands.
Kabua is the son of a Japanese businessman and a Marshallese mother, who was the daughter of a paramount chieftain. He died while president, but after a long illness, in Hawaii.