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Libertine Amathila

Politician

Libertine 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 Appolus Libertine · Libertina Amathila · Libertine Amathila · ليبرتين اماثيلا				[sources]
Alias	Libertina Amathila · Libertina Inaaviposa Amathila · Libertina Inaviposa Amathila · Libertina Inaviposa Appolus-Amathila · Libertine Amathila				[sources]
Weak alias	Amathila · Appolus				[sources]
Birth date	1940-12-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Fransfontein				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	SWAPO Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q521436				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Namibia · Minister of Health and Social Services (1996-2005) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010)				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Namibian physician and politician, recipient of Nansen Refugee Award (1991)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ben Amathila Politician	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Namibia	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,631

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,250

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators57,731

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,345

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata355,558

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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