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George Chaponda

Diplomat · Politician

George Chaponda 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	George Chaponda · چورچ تشاپوندا · ジョージ・チャポンダ · 乔治·恰鹏达 · 조지 차폰다				[sources]
Alias	George Thapatula Chaponda · ジョージ・チャポンダ				[sources]
Birth date	1942-11-01				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malawi				[sources]
Country	Malawi				[sources]
Citizenship	Malawi				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	George				[sources]
Title	Dr.				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5537823				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Malawi (2014-) · Minister of Agriculture (2016-2017) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014-2016) · National Assembly (member, 2014-)				[sources]
Education	University of Delhi · University of Zambia · Yale Law School				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.gov.mw				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Malawian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Daliso Chaponda Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2014-06-19	-
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2014-06-19

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,142

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,033

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,726

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,753

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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