Wari was born around 1933 in Ialibu in the Territory of Papua,[1] and was one of the first people in the area to come into contact with Europeans.[2] As a result, between 1955 and 1968 he worked as an interpreter for the Department of Native Affairs.[1] He married and had seven children.[3]
He contested the Ialibu seat in the 1964 general elections, finishing second to Koitaga Mano, although around 7,000 votes behind. In the 1968 elections Mano transferred to the Kendep-Tambul seat and Wari was elected from the Ialibu constituency.[4][3] He was re-elected from the renamed Ialibu-Pangia constituency in 1972 elections. However, he was heavily defeated in the 1977 elections, receiving just 150 of the 14,000 votes cast in the constituency.[5]
He died of cancer in April 1987, survived by two wives and several children.[2]
