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Blade Nzimande

Politician

Blade Nzimande 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	Blade Nzimande · Bonginkosi Emmanuel (Blade) Nzimande · Bonginkosi “Blade” Nzimande · Блейд Нзиманде · 瑟頓聯				[sources]
Other name	Blade Nzimande · Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande · Dr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande · Dr. Bonginkosi Emmanuel Nzimande · Блейд Нзиманде · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	布莱德·恩齐曼德 · 布萊德·恩齊曼德				[sources]
Birth date	1958-04-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Edendale				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Africa				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	Kukie.Moloi@dst.gov.za · bnzimande@parliament.gov.za · mulangal@dot.gov.za				[sources]
First name	Bonginkosi Emmanuel				[sources]
Last name	Nzimande				[sources]
Title	Dr · Mr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16765311				[sources]
Position	ANC Constituency Office (329): Seshego (Constituency Contact, 2014-2014) · ANC Constituency Office (803): Moses Mabhida Regional Office (Constituency Contact, -2014) · ANC Constituency Office (803): Moses Mabhida Regional Office (Constituency Contact, 2014-2014) · African National Congress (ANC) (Member) · African National Congress National Election List 2014 (7th Candidate, 2014-2014) · 19 more...				[sources]
Education	University of KwaZulu-Natal · University of Natal				[sources]
Source link	www.pa.org.za · www.parliament.gov.za				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-08	Last processed	2025-10-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

South African politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Higher Education	-	2014-04-24
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation	2009-05-11

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Data sources

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,965

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South Africa · PMG · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,909

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Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,095

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-7f247717-1aed-46a5-84d4-566c296c158f · us-cia-south-africa-bonginkosi-emmanuel-nzimande-minister-of-higher-education-science-innovation

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