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Joseph Pairin Kitingan

Politician

Joseph Pairin Kitingan 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	Joseph Pairin Kitingan · چوزيف پايرين كيتينجان · パイリン・キティガン · 百林吉丁岸				[sources]
Alias	パイリン・キティガン · 百林吉丁岸				[sources]
Weak alias	Kitingan				[sources]
Birth date	1940-08-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Papar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Joseph				[sources]
Title	Datuk Seri Panglima				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q551372				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2008-2013) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2013-2018) · Huguan Siou · Member of the Dewan Rakyat				[sources]
Education	La Salle Secondary School, Kota Kinabalu · University of Adelaide				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

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Malaysian politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,064

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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