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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 Chapatula Chaponda, M.P. · George Chaponda · چورچ تشاپوندا · ジョージ・チャポンダ · 乔治·恰鹏达 · 1 more...				[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 (current)				[sources]
First name	George				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Progressive Party				[sources]
Title	Dr. · His Excellency				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5537823				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Malawi (2014-) · Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi · Minister of Agriculture (2016-2017) · Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2014-2016) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Delhi · University of Zambia · Yale Law School				[sources]
Source link	www.parliament.gov.mw · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-21	Last processed	2026-02-21	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 of Malawi	2014-05-20	-

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,310

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,188

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US CIA World Leaders10,958

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United States · CIA

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-malawi-george-chaponda-minister-of-foreign-affairs-international-cooperation · unprot-8599443283052a8cd771e57fb7ce232090d1a296 · unprot-98fe1e44b3c914cb279c3ba92cb9e28d05685da5 · evpo-33239106-a051-44b7-9b52-d7078af38dba · NK-Gds7YHBin4JVxK2agumJhF · unprot-205f8b5dac5946d8bffa3e90d57e4a13e3f20b19

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