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Fatou Bensouda

Diplomat · Politician

Fatou Bensouda 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	Fatou Bensouda · Φατού Μπενσούντα · Фату Бенсуда · פאטו בנסודה · فاتو بنسودا · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Fatou B. Bensouda · Fatou Bom Bensouda · Fatou Nyang · Бенсуда, Фату · 파투 봄 벤수다				[sources]
Weak alias	Bensouda				[sources]
Birth date	1960 · 1961-01-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Banjul				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Global				[sources]
Citizenship	Gambia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (current)				[sources]
First name	Fatou				[sources]
Last name	Bensouda				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q508482				[sources]
Position	Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012-2021)				[sources]
Education	International Maritime Law Institute · Nigerian Law School · Obafemi Awolowo University				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2024-09-03

Descriptions

Gambian lawyer and judge, Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (2012–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court	-	-
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court	2012-06-15	2021-06-15

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