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Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

Politician

Wan Azizah Wan Ismail 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	Wan Azizah Wan Ismail · Ван Азиза Ван Исмаил · Ван Азіза Ван Ізмаїл · عزيزة إسماعيل · عزيزة اسماعيل · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail · Wan Azizah · Ван Азиза Ван Исмаил · Ван Азіза Ван Ізмаїл · وان عزیزه وان اسماعیل · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1952-12-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Colony of Singapore				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Wan				[sources]
Patronymic	Ismail				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q468579				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (2018-2020) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2008-2013) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2013-2018) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Kolej Tunku Kurshiah · Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Malaysian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-08-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Wan Ismail Wan Mahmood Close Associate	father	-	-
Mariah Khamis Close Associate	mother	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2004-05-17	2008-02-13
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2008-04-28

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nurul Izzah Anwar Politician	child · mother	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,065

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,388

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,755

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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