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Bright Msaka

PEP · Politician

Bright Msaka 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	Bright Msaka				[sources]
Alias	Thanks you bay				[sources]
Birth date	1959-10-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Zomba District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Malawi				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q46623184				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education, Science and Technology (2017-2020) · Minister of Education, Science, & Technology · Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development (2014-2015) · Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining (2015-2017)				[sources]
Education	University of Malawi · University of Salford Salford Business School				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-06	Last processed	2026-04-06	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Malawian Politician |Accomplished Lawyer |Career Diplomat |Former Minister | Former Secretary to the President and Cabinet (SPC)

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Education, Science and Technology	2017-07-16	2020-06

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,933

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions500,418

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata328,139

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-malawi-bright-msaka-minister-of-education-science-technology

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