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Yen Teh-fa

Politician

Yen Teh-fa 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	Yen Teh-fa · 厳徳発 · 嚴德發				[sources]
Other name	Yan Defa				[sources]
Weak alias	イエン・ダーファー · 严德发				[sources]
Birth date	1952-11-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Kaohsiung				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Taiwan				[sources]
Citizenship	Taiwan				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Last name	Yan				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q15914789				[sources]
Position	Chief of the General Staff, ROC (2015-2016) · Minister of National Defense of the Republic of China (2018-2021) · Minister, Veterans Affairs Council · Vice Minister (Armaments) of National Defense of the Republic of China (2013-2014)				[sources]
Education	Republic of China Military Academy				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Taiwanese politician

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

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US CIA World Leaders11,020

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,906

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,094

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Source data IDs: us-cia-taiwan-yen-teh-fa-minister-veterans-affairs-council

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