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Geoffrey Onyeama

Politician

Geoffrey Onyeama 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	Geoffrey Onyeama · Τζέφρι Ονγεάμα · ジョフリー・オニェアマ · 杰弗里·奥尼亚马 · 제프리 온예마				[sources]
Alias	Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama				[sources]
Birth date	1956-02-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Enugu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Geoffrey				[sources]
Last name	Onyeama				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q21467394				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria (2015-2019) · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria (2019-2023)				[sources]
Education	Columbia University · London School of Economics and Political Science · St John's College				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Nigerian politician

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

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,064

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Wikidata353,755

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Source data IDs: us-cia-nigeria-geoffrey-onyeama-minister-of-foreign-affairs

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dillibe Onyeama Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2019-08-21	2023
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2015-11-11