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George Weah

Politician

George Weah 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	Džordžs Veā · George Weah · Τζορτζ Γουεά · Џорџ Веа · Џорџ Веја · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Džordžs Vea · George Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah · George Manneh Oppong Weah · George Manneh Weah · George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah · 20 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Oppong · Veā · Weah · ジョージ・ウエア · 乔治·威赫 · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966-10-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Monrovia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Liberia				[sources]
Citizenship	France · Liberia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	George · Manneh · Oppong				[sources]
Last name	Weah				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q173139				[sources]
Position	Member of the Senate of Liberia (2015-2018) · President of Liberia (2018-2024) · UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador				[sources]
Education	DeVry University				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-02-22

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
George Weah Jr. Close Associate	child	-	-
Тимоти Веа Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Liberia	2018-01-22	2024-01-22

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Clar Marie Weah Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,663

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,212

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata334,059

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,659

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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