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Joseph Boakai

Politician

Joseph Boakai 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	Joseph Boakai · Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr. · Τζόζεφ Μποακάι · Джозеф Баакаі · Джозеф Боакай · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Joseph Nyumah Boakai · Боакай, Джозеф · Бокай, Джозеф · 조지프 뉴마 보아카이				[sources]
Weak alias	ジョゼフ・ボアカイ · ジョゼフ・ボーカイ · 约瑟夫·尼乌马·博阿凯				[sources]
Birth date	1944-11-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Foya District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Liberia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Joseph				[sources]
Political association	Unity Party				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2630483				[sources]
Position	President · President of Liberia (2024-) · President of the Republic of Liberia · Vice President of Liberia (2006-2018)				[sources]
Education	College of West Africa · Kansas State University · University of Liberia				[sources]
Religion	Baptists				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

Liberian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Kartumu Yarta Boakai Politician	spouse	1972	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President	2024-01-22	-

Data sources

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-39a31e2ba12ea659c0862a53406351f06216f37f · us-cia-liberia-joseph-boakai-president · unprot-a06f58cf7f46b26d3f8b6b05efd3ebfc0ccf3d6c · unprot-01334b29e26fd0d4f06e35233f86107cc08006cf

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