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Alassane Seidou

Politician

Alassane Seidou 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	Alassane Seidou				[sources]
Other name	Alassane SEÏDOU				[sources]
Birth date	1958				[sources]
Place of birth	Kandi				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Benin				[sources]
Citizenship	Benin				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Alassane				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q50689180				[sources]
Position	Minister of Decentralization and Local Government (2019-2021) · Minister of Health of Benin (2016-2018) · Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (2018-2019) · Minister of Interior & Public Security · Minister of the Interior of Benin (2021-)				[sources]
Education	University Joseph Ki-Zerbo				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Beninese politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-26

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of the Interior of Benin	2021-05-24	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders11,042

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-benin-alassane-seidou-minister-of-interior-public-security · us-cia-benin-alassane-seidou-minister-of-health

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