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Redwan Hussein

PEP · Politician

Redwan Hussein 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	Rediwan Hussen · Redwan Hussein · Редван Хуссин				[sources]
Alias	Redwan Hussien Rameto · Хуссин, Редван				[sources]
Birth date	1971-09-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Silt'e Zone				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Ethiopia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Redwan				[sources]
Last name	Hussein				[sources]
Political association	Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front · Prosperity Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20982446				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Communication (2013-2015) · Minister of Youth and Sports (2015-2018) · National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Ethiopia (2022-) · ambassador of Ethiopia to Eritrea (2018-2019)				[sources]
Education	Addis Ababa University				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Ethiopian politician

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

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