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Edgar Lungu

Politician

Edgar Lungu 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	Edgar Lungu · Edgars Lungu · Edqar Lunqu · Έντγκαρ Λούνγκου · Едгар Лунгу · 11 more...				[sources]
Alias	Edgar Chagwa Lungu · Едгар Чагва Лунгу · Лунгу, Эдгар				[sources]
Birth date	1956-11-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Ndola				[sources]
Death date	2025-06-05				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Zambia				[sources]
Citizenship	Zambia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Edgar				[sources]
Last name	Lungu				[sources]
Political association	Patriotic Front				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q18352991				[sources]
Position	Defence Minister (2013-2015) · Justice Minister of Zambia (2014-2015) · Member of the National Assembly of Zambia (2011-2015) · Minister of Internal Affairs (2012-2013) · President of Zambia (2015-2021)				[sources]
Education	University of Zambia (-1981)				[sources]
Religion	Baptists				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-05	Last processed	2026-01-05	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Zambia from 2015 to 2021 (1956–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-06-15

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Zambia	2011-09-01	2015-01-25
Justice Minister of Zambia	2014-08-28

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Esther Lungu Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,232

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,331

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Wikidata355,584

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