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January Makamba

Politician

January Makamba 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	January Makamba · January Yusuf Makamba · Джануари Макамба · يناير ماكامبا · يناير مکمبا · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	January Makamba · January Yusuf Makamba · Makamba Yusuf January · Дженьюари Макамба				[sources]
Weak alias	贾纽埃里·马坎巴				[sources]
Birth date	1974-01-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Singida Region				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tanzania				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	January				[sources]
Last name	Makamba				[sources]
Website	www.januarymakamba.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1612942				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania (2015-) · Minister for Energy · Minister of Energy (2021-2023) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University · George Mason University · Quincy College				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.go.tz · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tanzanian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Energy	-	-
Member of the National Assembly	2015-11-17	-

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,017

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United States · CIA

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-tanzania-january-makamba-minister-for-energy · us-cia-tanzania-january-yusuf-makamba-minister-for-foreign-affairs-east-african-cooperation · unprot-04163143e262cefd15c7290b90401b57c906ca4a · evpo-f20daf15-c3c9-4639-a32f-8314256b1354

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