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Nitish Kumar

Politician

Nitish Kumar 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	Nitish Kumar · Нитиш Кумар · ניטיש קומאר · نتيش كمار · نیتیش کمار · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	尼特·库马尔 · 尼蒂什·库玛尔 · 尼蒂什·库马尔 · 尼蒂什·庫瑪爾				[sources]
Birth date	1951-03-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Bakhtiarpur				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	India				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Website	gov.bih.nic.in				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q122304				[sources]
Position	Chief Minister of Bihar (2000-2000) · Chief Minister of Bihar (2005-2014) · Chief Minister of Bihar (2015-) · Member of the 11th Lok Sabha · Member of the 12th Lok Sabha · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	National Institute of Technology, Patna				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician and Current Chief Minister of Bihar

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Manju Sinha Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Nishant Kumar Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 12th Lok Sabha	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,914

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,928

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,743

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Wikidata333,778

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