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Afshan Rafiq

Politician

Afshan Rafiq 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	Afshan Rafi · Afshan Rafiq · افشان رافيك · افشاں رفیق				[sources]
Other name	Rafiq, Afshan				[sources]
Birth date	1975-02-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Oslo				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Norway				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Afshan				[sources]
Last name	Rafiq				[sources]
Website	twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4690374				[sources]
Position	Storting (member, 2001-2005) · deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (2005-2009) · deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (2009-2013) · deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (2013-2017) · deputy member of the Parliament of Norway (2021-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Oslo				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Norwegian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Aamir J. Sheikh Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
deputy member of the Parliament of Norway	2021-10-01	2025-09-30
Member of the Storting	2001-10-01	2005-09-30

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,191

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,133

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Every Politician58,336

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,106

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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