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M. Velu Kumar

PEP · Politician

M. Velu Kumar 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	M. Velu Kumar · Velu Kumar				[sources]
Alias	M. Velu Kumar · வேலு குமார்				[sources]
Birth date	1973-01-16				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	kumar_v@parliament.lk				[sources]
First name	M.				[sources]
Political association	Democratic People's Front				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20968392				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	University of Colombo				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,539

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,346

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,445

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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