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Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete

Military · Politician

Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete 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	Jakaya Kikwete · Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete · Τζακάγια Κικουέτε · Џакаја Киквете · Джакайя Киквете · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Jakay Mrisho Kikwete · Jakaya M. Kikwete · Jakaya Mirisho Kikwete · Киквете Джакайя · Киквете, Джакайя · 4 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kikwete · Киквете · 贾加亚·基奎特				[sources]
Birth date	1950-10-07				[sources]
Place of birth	Msoga				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
First name	Jakaya				[sources]
Last name	Kikwete				[sources]
Political association	Party of the Revolution				[sources]
Website	www.tanzania.go.tz				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57488				[sources]
Position	Chairperson of the African Union (2008-2009) · Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania · Minister of Foreign Affairs (1995-2005) · President of Tanzania (2005-2015)				[sources]
Education	Kibaha Secondary School · Tanzania Military Academy · University of Dar es Salaam				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-19

Relationships

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

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Salma Kikwete Politician	spouse	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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