John O. Ngiraked

John Obeldabl Ngiraked (1932–2003) was a Palauan politician and criminal who led the Micronesian Senate of the Congress and helped to conspire the assassination of President Haruo Remeliik of Palau.

Early life and career John Obeldabl Ngiraked was born 1932 in Ngiwal, then part of the South Seas Mandate. He was born into the Udes clan. He attended George Washington High School in Guam. Fluent in both English and Japanese, Ngiraked was a senior interpreter and translator for the Palau Administration before becoming a district prosecutor, and then a law clerk, for the Office of the Attorney General. He was appointed a member of the Palau District Advisory Council from 1955 to 1956.

Congress of Micronesia Ngiraked was elected in 1965 to the Congress of Micronesia. He was re-elected as president again from July 1967 to 1969. Roman Tmetuchl was his political rival for a senate seat in the 1970 elections to the Congress of Micronesia. Remeliik was assassinated in June 1985.

Ngiraked was appointed and confirmed as the Minister of State of Lazarus Salii from 1985 to 1988. Ngiraked and his wife were found guilty of aiding and abetting the assassination of President Remeliik in June 1985. In March 2000, he claimed responsibility for the conspiracy to kill Remeliik.

Ngiraked was the author of Heritage Belau (1999).