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Michael Somare

Politician

Michael Somare 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. Michael Somare, MP · Michael Somare · Μάικλ Σομάρε · Майкл Самарэ · Майкл Сомаре · 10 more...				[sources]
Other name	Majkl Somare · Michael Somare · Michael Thomas Somare · Sir Michael Somare · Sir Michael Thomas Somare · 15 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Somare · Сомаре · ソマレ · 邁克爾·索馬雷				[sources]
Birth date	1936-04-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Rabaul				[sources]
Death date	2021-02-25				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Citizenship	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Michael · Thomas				[sources]
Last name	Somare				[sources]
Phone	+6753277756				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q316264				[sources]
Position	Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2000-2000) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2006) · National Parliament (member, 2012-) · Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea · 3 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Papua New Guinean political figure, former prime minister

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bertha Somare Close Associate	child	-	-
Dulciana Somare-Brash Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Parliament	2012-08-03	-
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Arthur Somare Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,112

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata349,366

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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