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Elijah Lagat

Politician

Elijah Lagat 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	Elijah Lagat				[sources]
Other name	Elija Lagat · Elijah Kiptarbei Lagat · Lagat, Elijah Kiptarbei				[sources]
Birth date	1966-06-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Nandi County				[sources]
Death date	2025-09-29				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Kenya				[sources]
Country	Kenya				[sources]
Citizenship	Kenya				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	emgwen@parliament.go.ke				[sources]
First name	Elijah				[sources]
Last name	Lagat				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q346046				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly · Member of the National Assembly (2007-2013) · National Assembly (member, 2013-)				[sources]
Education	Africa Nazarene University · University of Eastern Africa, Baraton				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-01	Last processed	2025-10-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Kenyan marathon runner and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-10-01

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,806

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Every Politician58,326

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,014

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata350,128

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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