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Meelis Kiili

Military · PEP · Politician

Meelis Kiili 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	Meelis Kiili · ملیس کیلی				[sources]
Birth date	1965-05-20				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Estonia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Email	meelis.kiili@riigikogu.ee				[sources]
First name	Meelis				[sources]
Last name	Kiili				[sources]
Phone	+3726316468				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16403062				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Commander of Defence League (2012-2019) · manager (1991-1993) · member of the Riigikogu (2023-)				[sources]
Education	Baltic Defence College (1999-2000) · Estonian University of Life Sciences (1984-1991) · NATO Defense College (2006-2007) · United States Army War College (2008-2010)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-15	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2024-02-09

Descriptions

Estonian military personnel (born 1965)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-08

Relationships

Data sources

Estonia Members of the Riigikogu102

Members of the Riigikogu, Estonia's unicameral parliament

Estonia · Riigikogu

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories346,545

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,393

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions521,249

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata332,902

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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