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Bheki Cele

Politician

Bheki Cele 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	Bheki Cele · ベキ・ツェレ · 布赫基·塞萊				[sources]
Other name	Bheki Cele · Bhekokwakhe Hamilton Cele · بکی کلی				[sources]
Birth date	1952-04-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Umzumbe				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Africa				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	mubiana@saps.gov.za				[sources]
First name	Bheki · Bhekokwakhe Hamilton				[sources]
Last name	Cele				[sources]
Title	Mr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4901661				[sources]
Position	ANC Constituency Office (221): Mkhondo (Constituency Contact, 2014-2019) · ANC Constituency Office (601): Crossroads (Constituency Head, -2024) · African National Congress (ANC) (Member) · African National Congress National Election List 2019 (9th Candidate, 2019-2019) · African National Congress Regional KwaZulu-Natal Election List 2014 (1st Candidate, 2014-2014) · 10 more...				[sources]
Source link	www.pa.org.za · www.parliament.gov.za				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

South African politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Police	2019-05-29	2024-06-19
Minister of Police

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,806

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,014

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Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,963

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South Africa · PMG · non-official source

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Wikidata350,132

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,188

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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