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Ahmad Zahid Hamidi

Politician

Ahmad Zahid Hamidi 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	Ahmad Zahid Hamidi · Ahmed Zahid Hamidi · Ахмад Захид Хамиди · أحمد زاهد حميدي · احمد زاهد حمیدی · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi · Zahid Hamidi · Ахмад Захид Хамиди · احمد زاهد حمیدی · அகமது ஸாயித் ஹமீட் · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	アフマド・ザイード・ハミディ · 艾哈迈德·扎希德·哈米迪				[sources]
Birth date	1953-01-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Bagan Datuk District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Ahmad · Zahid				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4695503				[sources]
Position	Deputy Prime Minister · Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (2015-2018) · Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia (2022-) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2008-2013) · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Universiti Malaya				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

14th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hamidah Khamis Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2004-05-17	2008-02-13
Minister of Home Affairs	2013-05-16

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,059

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,077

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United States · CIA

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,430

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,033

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata350,162

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: NK-BApeaz9ZdCgN6LCwYpc9KN · us-cia-malaysia-ahmad-zahid-hamidi-deputy-prime-minister · evpo-bc356d91-988a-404c-a1a1-13c8288225e1 · us-cia-malaysia-ahmad-zahid-hamidi-minister-of-rural-regional-development · us-cia-malaysia-ahmad-zahid-hamidi-min-of-rural-regional-development

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