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Afzal Ansari

Politician

Afzal Ansari 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	Afzal Ansari · Efzal Ensari · افضل انصاری · अफजल अंसारी · আফজাল আনসারি				[sources]
Birth date	1953-08-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Ghazipur · Yusufpur, Distt. Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	India				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Afzal				[sources]
Last name	Ansari				[sources]
Political association	Quami Ekta Dal · Samajwadi Party				[sources]
Title	Shri				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4690874				[sources]
Position	Member of the 17th Lok Sabha (2019-2023)				[sources]
Education	Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University · Post Graduate Educated at Post Graduate College, Ghazipur (Uttar Pradesh)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Status	Sitting				[sources]
Address	22, Janpath, New Delhi-110001 · Phatak Yusufpur Mohammadabad, Distt. Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Indian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Farhat Ansari Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Lok Sabha	2024-06-24	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mukhtar Ansari Politician	sibling	-	-
Sibakatullah Ansari Politician	sibling	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

India Lok and Rajya Sabha Members9,137

Current and historical members of the two houses of the Indian Parliament

India · Parliament of India

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,199

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata326,266

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions505,060

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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