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Rais Yatim

Diplomat · Politician

Rais Yatim 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	Rais Yatim · ایک یتیم صدر · رئيس يتيم · رايس ياتيم · एक अनाथ राष्ट्रपति · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Rais Bin Yatim · 莱士雅丁				[sources]
Birth date	1942-04-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Rais				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2380853				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2008-2013) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (1986-1987) · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (2008-2009) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	King's College London · National University of Singapore				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Ethnicity	Minangkabau				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

18th and current President of Dewan Negara Malaysia

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Danni Rais Politician	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2004-05-17	2008-02-13
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	-

Data sources

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,792

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,084

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata350,124

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,336

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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