Ruwee Naberrie / Legends Ruwee Naberrie was a Human male from the Mid Rim planet Naboo . He was the son of Winama Naberrie , the husband of Jobal Naberrie , and the father of Sola Naberrie and Padmé Amidala . He was also the maternal grandfather of Ryoo and Pooja Naberrie , as well as twins Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa Solo . Biography . Born in 77 BBY to a cloth weaver named Winama Naberrie , Ruwee inherited from his mother a great sense of compassion and empathy that he would eventually pass down to his children . In 51 BBY , Ruwee married a young woman named Jobal . Their respective mothers were very close friends and had secretly plotted to marry off their children . Ironically , the two women were the first to be surprised when Ruwee and Jobal actually fell in love with each other . After getting married , the young couple helped build their village in the mountains . Like her husband , Jobal was very generous and compassionate . While Ruwee donated his skills as a builder , Jobal fostered the village ' s community spirit . His wife eventually became pregnant — first with Sola , then four years later , with Padmé . Ruwee was also a volunteer worker in the Refugee Relief Movement — having joined the organization at the age of ten — where his younger daughter Padmé would later follow in his footsteps . He eventually became President of the RRM , and addressed the Galactic Senate from the box of then - Senator Palpatine about refugees of groundquakes on Sev Tok . He became close personal friends with Senator Onaconda Farr , who agreed with his cause . In addition to his role in the RRM , Ruwee had been a frequent guest lecturer on microeconomics at Theed University before becoming a teacher . When his daughters were still young , Padmé received impressive scores to an aptitude test . Ruwee and Jobal therefore decided to leave their beloved mountain village and took their family to live in Naboo ' s capital city , Theed , where they hoped there would be more opportunities for Sola and Padmé . In 33 BBY , Ruwee and his wife , along with Padmé and their daughter ' s friend Ian Lago , were busy gathering food supplies at the RRM ' s Coruscant headquarters for the planet ' s lower - tier dwellers . Ruwee was not really enthusiastic about his daughter ' s relationship with Ian , as he was the son of Kun Lago , King Veruna ' s Prime Counselor . The Naberries also had the surprising visit of Senator Palpatine who had come to try and convince the couple to have Padmé run for the throne . Ruwee and Jobal were hesitant at first , not wanting their just - turned - thirteen - year - old daughter to go through all of this and lose . After being Princess of Theed for two years , Padmé was elected Queen of Naboo with a landslide victory . During the Trade Federation ' s invasion of Naboo , Ruwee and Jobal were arrested and sent to jail . They were deeply worried about their daughter , who was temporarily forced to leave Naboo . When Padmé stepped down eight years later and subsequently became the Senatorial representative of the Chommell sector , Ruwee stayed in touch with the new queen , Jamillia , in order to get the latest news from Coruscant . In 22 BBY , several assassination attempts were made on Padmé . Ruwee could not help but be afraid for his daughter ' s safety , but always tried to hide his feelings in order to alleviate his wife ' s own anxiety . In the same period , Ruwee had the occasion to meet his future son - in - law , Anakin Skywalker . Ruwee immediately noticed Skywalker ' s deep feelings for Padmé and , as a result , took a liking to the young Jedi . Three years later , Ruwee , along with his family and thousands of other mourners , attended Padmé ' s funeral , shortly after the Clone Wars had ended . Behind the scenes . Ruwee Naberrie was portrayed by Graeme Blundell in deleted scenes of , as well as in a brief scene of .