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Sam Kutesa

Diplomat · Politician

Sam Kutesa 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	Kahamba Sam Kutesa · Sam Kutesa · Сэм Кутеса · סאם קוטסה · سام كوتيسا · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Kutesa, Kahamba Sam · Sam Kahamba Kutesa · Sam Kuteesa · Sam Kutesa · Samuel Kutesa · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Kutesa · サム・カハンバ・クテサ				[sources]
Birth date	1949-02-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Uganda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Uganda				[sources]
Country	Uganda · United Nations				[sources]
Citizenship	Uganda				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	skutesa@parliament.go.ug				[sources]
First name	Kahamba Sam · Sam				[sources]
Last name	Kutesa				[sources]
Website	www.parliament.go.ug · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58240				[sources]
Position	Attorney General of Uganda (1985-1986) · Member of Parliament of Uganda · Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda (2005-2014) · Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uganda (2015-2021) · Parliament (member, 2011-2016) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Makerere University · Mbarara High School				[sources]
Ethnicity	Ankole				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-14	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ugandan politician.

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Namisi Rodney Kefas Close Associate	grandson · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Foreign Affairs	2005-01-13	2014-09-16

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,094

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions548,978

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