Tufuga Samuelu Atoa OM (~1927 — 29 June 1998)[1] was a Samoan civil servant, educator, and sports administrator.
Tufuga was the first Samoan awarded a scholarship to Brigham Young University, graduating in 1957 with a bachelor's degree in political science,[2] and in 1974 with a master's in education administration.
[4] In 1965 he was appointed Public Service Commissioner, replacing Leiataualesa Vaiao Alailima.
[7] He later served as a board member of the National University of Samoa and as a government-appointed director of Polynesian Airlines.
[3] Tufuga was administrator for the 1983 South Pacific Games held in Apia,[1] and later managed Samoa's team for the 1996 Summer Olympics.