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Thembile Klaas

Politician

Thembile Klaas 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	Moses Thembile Klaas · Thembile Klaas				[sources]
Alias	Moses Thembile Klaas				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Moses · Moses Thembile				[sources]
Last name	Klaas				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q116732754				[sources]
Position	Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Member) · Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Western Cape Election List 2019 (5th Candidate, 2019-2019) · Standing Committee on Human Settlement (Alternate Member, 2023-2023) · Western Cape Provincial Legislature (Member, 2023-2024)				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-05	Last processed	2026-02-23	First seen	2024-09-04

Descriptions

South African politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature	2023-02-03	2024-04-04

Data sources

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,824

Current members of the National Assembly, National Council of Provinces, and provincial legislatures and executives in South Africa.

South Africa · PMG · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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