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Jacob Zuma

Politician

Jacob Zuma 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	Ceykob Zuma · Jacob Zuma · Jakobs Zuma · Τζέικομπ Ζούμα · Џејкоб Зума · 17 more...				[sources]
Other name	Iacobus Zuma · Jacob G. Zuma · Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Mhlanganyelwa Zuma · Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma · Jakobs Zuma · 30 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	JZ · Msholozi · Zuma · 祖玛 · 雅各布·盖德莱伊莱基萨·祖玛				[sources]
Birth date	1942-04-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Nkandla				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Africa				[sources]
Country	South Africa				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Jacob				[sources]
Last name	Zuma				[sources]
Title	Mr				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57282				[sources]
Position	National Assembly (member, 2014-2014) · President of South Africa (2009-2018) · member of the National Assembly of South Africa (2014-2014) · vice president (1999-2005)				[sources]
Religion	Protestantism				[sources]
Source link	www.pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Gugulethu Zuma-Ncube Politician	child · father	-	-
Thuthukile Zuma Politician	child · father	-	-

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2014-05-21	2014-05-21
President of South Africa

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,094

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Wikidata Entities of Interest3,963

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Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,418

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,978

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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