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Namadi Sambo

Politician

Namadi Sambo 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	Namadi Sambo · Ναμάντι Σάμπο · Намади Самбо · نمادى سامبو · نمادي سامبو · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Mohammed Namadi Sambo · Muhammad Namadi Sambo · Самбо, Намади				[sources]
Weak alias	Namadi · 纳马迪·桑博				[sources]
Birth date	1954-08-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Zaria				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2993602				[sources]
Position	Governor of Kaduna State (2007-2010) · Vice President of Nigeria (2010-2015)				[sources]
Education	Ahmadu Bello University (1972-1976)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Ethnicity	Hausa people				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-09	First seen	2023-09-27

Descriptions

Nigerian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Amina Namadi Sambo Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Vice President Of Nigeria	2010	2015
Vice President of Nigeria	2010-05-19

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,745

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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Wikidata · non-official source

Nigeria Joining the Dots PEPs and PEP Relatives4,395

Data on Politically Exposed Persons in Nigeria and their relatives from the Joining the Dots project.

Nigeria · Directorio Legislativo/EITI · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,174

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,038

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: ng-dots-namadi-sambo-1954-08-02-district

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