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Karpal Singh

Politician

Karpal Singh 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	Karpal Singh · Karpal Singh Ram Singh · كارپال سينج · کرپال سینگ · करपाल सिंह · 2 more...				[sources]
Alias	Karpal Singh · करपाल सिंह · ਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ · கர்பால் சிங் · 卡巴星				[sources]
Weak alias	加巴星 · 拿督斯里卡巴星				[sources]
Birth date	1940-06-28				[sources]
Place of birth	George Town				[sources]
Death date	2014-04-17				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	Partido Acción Democrática				[sources]
Website	www.karpalsingh.net				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6373289				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2008-2013) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2013-2018) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat				[sources]
Education	National University of Singapore · St. Xavier's Institution				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Malaysian politician and lawyer

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Gobind Singh Deo Politician	child · father	-	-
Jagdeep Singh Deo Politician

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	-	-
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2008-04-28	-

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,403

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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