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Charles Nqakula

Diplomat · Politician

Charles Nqakula 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	Charles Nqakula				[sources]
Birth date	1942-09-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Eastern Cape				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Africa				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Charles				[sources]
Title	Mr				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5081288				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence of South Africa (2008-2009) · Minister of Police (2002-2008) · National Assembly (member, 2014-2018) · member of the National Assembly of South Africa (2014-2018)				[sources]
Source link	www.pa.org.za · www.parliament.gov.za				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-02	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 Defence of South Africa	2008-09-25	2009-04-21

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,481

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,560

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Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata334,036

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,631

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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