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Henry Daffa Shekifu

Politician

Henry Daffa Shekifu 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	Henry Daffa Shekifu · Henry Shekifu				[sources]
Alias	Henry Shekifu · Shekifu Daffa Henry				[sources]
Birth date	1946-06-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Tanganyika Territory				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tanzania				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Henry				[sources]
Last name	Shekifu				[sources]
Political association	Party of the Revolution				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16107505				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015)				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-19	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tanzanian Member of Parliament

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,137

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons270,885

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · 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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