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Ben Amathila

Politician

Ben Amathila 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	Amathila Ben · Ben Amathila				[sources]
Other name	Ben Amathila				[sources]
Birth date	1938-10-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Walvis Bay				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	India · Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Ben				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4885218				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Namibia · Member of the Pan-African Parliament · Ministry of Information and Broadcasting · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015)				[sources]
Education	Augustineum				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Namibian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2010-03-19	2015-03-19
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Libertine Amathila Politician	spouse	-	-

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,745

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Wikidata349,078

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