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Chaka Fattah

Person of interest · Politician

Chaka Fattah is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Chaka Fattah · שאקה פאטה · تشاكا فاتاه · چکا فتاح · シャカ―・ファター · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Arthur Davenport · Chaka Al Fattah · Fattah, Chaka · چکا فتاح · シャカ―・ファター · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1956-11-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Philadelphia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Chaka				[sources]
Last name	Fattah				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1059265				[sources]
Position	House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2009-2011) · House of Representatives (member, 2011-2013) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2015) · 15 more...				[sources]
Education	Community College of Philadelphia · John F. Kennedy School of Government (-1984) · Overbrook High School · The Wharton School (-1977)				[sources]
Religion	Baptists				[sources]
Ethnicity	African Americans				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1956)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-20

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Renee Chenault-Fattah Close Associate	spouse	2001-04-07	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States representative	2007-01-06	2009-01-03
United States representative	2015-01-06

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Data sources

US Members of the Congress1,334

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,027

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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