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Ano Pala

Politician

Ano Pala 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	Ano Pala				[sources]
Alias	Pala Ano · Sir Ano Pala				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Papua New Guinea				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Ano				[sources]
Last name	Pala				[sources]
Political association	National Alliance Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q567469				[sources]
Position	Minister for Mining (2022-) · Minister for National Planning · Minister for Planning · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2012)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Papua New Guinea politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2011	2012

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 Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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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: us-cia-papua-new-guinea-ano-pala-minister-for-planning · evpo-0acc4b43-24e9-4323-9340-e419bec00e55 · us-cia-papua-new-guinea-ano-pala-minister-for-national-planning

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