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Tannon Praji a Human male, was the First Minister of the Coruscant Ministry of Ingress during the final years of the Galactic Republic. Born in 60 BBY to the wealthy House Praji, he developed a love of art at an early age, built his own private fortune, married a woman named Maree, and sired a daughter. He ascended to the position of First Minister at a difficult time; responsible for overseeing immigrants and emigrants to and from Coruscant, Praji's directives began to clash with those of the Republic, and so he had to invalidate his organization's core ideals for the sake of Republic security. During the Clone Wars, he closed the borders of Coruscant to all but those known to be loyal to the Republic. Later, he called for the deportation of all those hailing from Confederate worlds.

Praji received much criticism for his hardliner policies; was labeled as a rich, uncaring maniac; and became the subject of several assassination attempts. In reality, he resented the decisions he had to make, but he was under a great deal of pressure from other governmental factions. In order to relieve his stress, Praji spent a great deal of time at the Galaxies Opera House, where he would commune with political entities and industry tycoons. He enlisted the help of a bodyguard, Ottegru Grey, who secretly drew funds from Praji and donated them to the Republic's Supreme Chancellor Palpatine. This wound up working to Praji's advantage, however, as he crept into favor with Palpatine, who would soon ascend to the position of Galactic Emperor. Under Palpatine's New Order, Praji worked as a bureaucrat in an organization that was now a puppet of Coruscant's military police.