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Ousman Bah

Politician

Ousman Bah 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	Ousman Bah				[sources]
Alias	Ousman A. Bah				[sources]
Birth date	1969-09-20				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Gambia				[sources]
Country	Gambia				[sources]
Citizenship	Gambia				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Political association	Alliance for Patriotic Reorientation and Construction				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56450660				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Gambia · Minister of Communications & Digital Economy · National Assembly (member, 2012-)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Gambian politician

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

Relationships

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

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,955

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United States · CIA

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,133

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions504,399

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-7a4d4640-d6bb-4637-a00a-43ea78b516d4 · us-cia-gambia-the-ousman-bah-minister-of-communications-digital-economy

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