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Manuel Zelaya

Politician

Manuel Zelaya 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	Manuel Zelaya · Μανουέλ Σελάγια · Мануел Зелаја · Мануель Селайя · Мануэль Селайя · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jose Manuel Zelaya · Jose Manuel Zelaya Rosales · José Manuel Zelaya · José Manuel Zelaya Rosales · Manuel Celaya · 25 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Zelaya · ホセ・マヌエル・セラヤ・ロサレス · 塞拉亚 · 曼努埃爾·塞拉亞				[sources]
Birth date	1952-09-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Catacamas				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Honduras				[sources]
Country	Honduras				[sources]
Citizenship	Honduras				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Manuel				[sources]
Last name	Zelaya				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Party of Honduras · Liberty and Refoundation				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q191060				[sources]
Position	Member of the Honduran Congress · National Congress (member, 2014-2018) · President of Honduras (2006-2009)				[sources]
Education	Instituto Salesiano San Miguel				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-26	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Honduran politician and businessman (born 1952)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-19

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Xiomara Zelaya Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Honduran Congress	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Xiomara Castro Politician	spouse	1976-01	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,060

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,266

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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