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Graça Machel

PEP · Politician

Graça Machel 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	Graça Machel · Graça Machelová · Qrasa Maşel · Γκράτσα Μαχέλ · Граса Машел · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Graca Machel · Graca Machel-Mandela · Graca Machelová · Graca Marcel · Graca Simbine · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Machel				[sources]
Birth date	1945-10-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Portuguese Mozambique				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Mozambique · South Africa				[sources]
First name	Graça				[sources]
Last name	Machel				[sources]
Political association	FRELIMO				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q239105				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	First Lady of Mozambique (1975-1986) · First Lady of South Africa (1998-1999) · Member of the Council of State of Mozambique (2020-) · Minister of Education and Culture (1975-1989)				[sources]
Education	Nachingwea military camp · University of Lisbon				[sources]
Religion	Methodism				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,377

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Josina Z. Machel Close Associate	child	-	-
Nelson Mandela Close Associate	spouse	1998-07-18

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Council of State of Mozambique	2020-03-26	-