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Mahyeldi

PEP · Politician

Mahyeldi 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	Mahyeldi · Mahyeldi Ansharullah · 马赫迪·安沙鲁拉				[sources]
Alias	Buya Mahyeldi · H. Mahyeldi, SP, MiM				[sources]
Birth date	1966-12-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Bukittinggi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Indonesia				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	Prosperous Justice Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q17410383				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of West Sumatra (2021-) · mayor of Padang (2014-2019) · mayor of Padang (2019-2021) · podžupan mesta Padang (2009-2014)				[sources]
Education	Andalas University (1986-1995) · SMA Negeri 1 Bukittinggi (1983-1986) · SMP Negeri 1 Dumai (1980-1981) · SMP Negeri 2 Tilatang Kamang (1981-1983) · Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah International Islamic University (2022-2025)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Ethnicity	Minangkabau				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,615

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,738

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata327,351

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,324

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Harneli Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Muhammad Taufiqur Rahman Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Governor of West Sumatra	2021-02-25	-