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Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo

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Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo 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	Abdul-Rashid Hassan PELPUO · Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo				[sources]
Alias	ABDUL-RASHID HASSAN PELPUO · Rashid Pelpuo				[sources]
Birth date	1964-05-05 · 1964-05-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Wa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Ghana				[sources]
Country	Ghana				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Political association	National Democratic Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4665233				[sources]
Position	Member of the 4th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2005-2009) · Member of the 5th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2009-2013) · Member of the 6th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2013-2017) · Member of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2017-) · Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana (2021-) · 4 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Cape Coast · University of Ghana · University of Ghana (-1998) · University of Ghana (-2013) · Wa Senior High Technical School				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-12	Last processed	2026-03-12	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ghanaian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the 8th Parliament of the 4th Republic of Ghana	2021-01-07	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,691

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,744

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders10,957

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United States · CIA

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,306

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-653a0879-8747-4a9d-b30d-caa35c954d83 · us-cia-ghana-abdul-rashid-hassan-pelpuo-minister-of-labor-jobs-employment

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