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Richard Chimwendo-Banda

PEP · Politician

Richard Chimwendo-Banda 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	Richard Chimwendo-Banda				[sources]
Alias	Richard Chimwendo Banda				[sources]
Birth date	1963				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Malawi				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Richard				[sources]
Last name	Banda				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q45782405				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Malawi (2014-) · Minister of Homeland Security (2020-2022) · Minister of Youth and Sports (2022-2023)				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.gov.mw				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Malawian politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata337,030

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-malawi-richard-chimwendo-banda-minister-of-local-government-unity-culture · evpo-db438e92-976d-4ca8-852f-a0e56bad773

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