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Samuel Basil

Politician

Samuel Basil 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	Hon. Sam Basil, MP · Sam Basil · Samuel Basil · Сэмюэл Бэсіл · 萨姆·巴西尔				[sources]
Other name	Sam Basil				[sources]
Weak alias	森姆·巴茲爾 · 薩姆·巴紹				[sources]
Birth date	1969-11-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Death date	2022-05-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Country	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Citizenship	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
E-Mail	dlopposition@hotmail.com				[sources]
First name	Samuel				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Basil				[sources]
Phone	+6753277636				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q28966596				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2020-2021) · Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea (2022-2022) · Minister for Commerce and Industry (2020-2021) · Minister for Communication and ICT (2017-2019) · Minister for Transport and Infrastructure (2022-2022) · 5 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-04-03	Last processed	2025-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sam Basil Jr. Close Associate	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of National Planning	2020-10-01	2020-12-19
member of the 10th National Parliament of Papua New Guinea	2017-08-01	2022-04-22
Minister for Treasury	2019-06-07	2019-08-27
Minister for Communication and ICT	2017-01-01	2019-04-17
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea	2022-01-01	2022-05-11
Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea	2020-10-01	2021-07-01
Minister of Finance	2019-04-17	2019-05-13
Minister for Transport and Infrastructure	2022-01-01	2022-05-11
Member of the National Parliament	2012-08-03	-
Minister for Commerce and Industry	2020-12-19	2021-07-01

Data sources

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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