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Dominic Nitiwul

Politician

Dominic Nitiwul 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	Dominic B. A. Nitiwul · Dominic Nitiwul · ドミニク・ニティウル · 도미닉 니티울				[sources]
Alias	DOMINIC BINGAB ADUNA NITIWUL · Dominic Aduna Bingab Nitiwul · Dominic Nitiwul				[sources]
Birth date	1977-11-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Chamba				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ghana				[sources]
Country	Ghana				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Dominic				[sources]
Political association	New Patriotic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q30323575				[sources]
Position	Member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2009-2013) · Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2013-2017) · Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2017-) · Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2021-) · Minister for Defence (2017-2025) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Education				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-24	Last processed	2025-12-24	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ghanaian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister for Defence	2017-02	2025-01-06
Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana	2017-01-07

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata353,666

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-ghana-dominic-nitiwul-minister-of-defense · evpo-9eda0e34-b6dd-404e-afa9-0c131c494636

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