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Joseph Henry Smith

Military · PEP · Politician

Joseph Henry Smith 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	Joseph Henry Smith · جوزيف هنري سميث · জোসেফ হেনরি স্মিথ · 约瑟夫·亨利·史密斯				[sources]
Alias	Joseph Smith				[sources]
Birth date	1945-01-09				[sources]
Place of birth	Sekondi-Takoradi				[sources]
Death date	2023-12-19				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Ghana				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Henry · Joseph				[sources]
Last name	Smith				[sources]
Political association	National Democratic Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6283947				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister for Defence (2009-2013)				[sources]
Education	Achimota School				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-04-08	First seen	2024-10-15

Descriptions

Ghanaian politician and military officer (1945-)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-16

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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