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Sosten Gwengwe

Politician

Sosten Gwengwe 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	Sosten Alfred GWENGWE · Sosten Gwengwe				[sources]
Birth date	1977-05-20				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Malawi				[sources]
Citizenship	Malawi				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16216577				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Malawi (2017-) · Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs · Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development (2022-2023) · Minister of Trade (2012-2014) · Minister of Trade (2020-2022)				[sources]
Education	Oxford Brookes University · University of Malawi				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Malawian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Trade	2012-01-01	2014-01-01
Minister of Finance & Economic Affairs	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories363,068

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,031

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata335,609

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,576

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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