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Kahinda Otafiire

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Kahinda Otafiire 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	Kahinda Otafiire · Otafiire Kahinda · كاهيندا عطافير · カヒンダ・オタフィーレ · 카힌다 오타피레				[sources]
Other name	Kahinda Otafiire · Kahinda, Otafiire · Major General Kahinda Otafiire · カヒンダ・オタフィーレ				[sources]
Birth date	1950-12-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Uganda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Uganda				[sources]
Country	Uganda				[sources]
Citizenship	Uganda				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Otafiire				[sources]
Last name	Kahinda				[sources]
Website	www.parliament.go.ug				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6346972				[sources]
Position	Justice Minister of Uganda (2011-2021) · Member of Parliament of Uganda · Minister of East African Affairs · Minister of Internal Affairs · Parliament (member, 2011-2016)				[sources]
Education	Makerere University				[sources]
Ethnicity	Ankole				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ugandan politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	2011-05-16	2016-05-13
Minister of Internal Affairs

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US CIA World Leaders11,031

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories363,068

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Source data IDs: us-cia-uganda-kahinda-otafiire-minister-of-east-african-affairs · NK-amiJNknGKxBuVe5vTEPV3t · us-cia-uganda-kahinda-otafiire-min-of-east-african-affairs · us-cia-uganda-kahinda-otafiire-min-of-internal-affairs · evpo-8fa4b646-b14c-41cb-8976-b5f7e9fa3d84 · us-cia-uganda-kahinda-otafiire-minister-of-internal-affairs

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