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Douglas Syakalima

Politician

Douglas Syakalima 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	Douglas Syakalima				[sources]
Birth date	1967-03-25				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Zambia				[sources]
Country	Zambia				[sources]
Citizenship	Zambia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	dmsyakalima@parliament.gov.zm				[sources]
First name	Douglas				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q45384330				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Zambia (2016-) · Minister - General Education (2021-) · Minister of Education · National Assembly (member, 2016-)				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.gov.zm · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Zambian politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2016-09-23	-
Minister of Education	-

Data sources

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,709

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-zambia-douglas-syakalima-min-of-education · evpo-d6c4e2b0-323a-4641-b750-3b273623d784 · us-cia-zambia-douglas-syakalima-minister-of-education

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