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Melikhaya Xego

Politician

Melikhaya Xego 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	Melikhaya Xego				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Alice				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	State government (past)				[sources]
First name	Melikhaya				[sources]
Last name	Xego				[sources]
Political association	Economic Freedom Fighters				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q64008788				[sources]
Position	Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) (Member) · Economic Freedom Fighters National Election List 2019 (156th Candidate, 2019-2019) · Economic Freedom Fighters Provincial Western Cape Election List 2014 (7th Candidate, 2014-2014) · Economic Freedom Fighters Regional Western Cape Election List 2014 (8th Candidate, 2014-2014) · Member of Provincial Parliament of Western Cape (2019-2023) · 2 more...				[sources]
Source link	pa.org.za				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-05	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

South African politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Western Cape Provincial Legislature	2019-05-22	2023-01-28

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,122

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

South Africa National and Provincial Legislators1,820

Current members of the National Assembly, National Council of Provinces, and provincial legislatures and executives in South Africa.

South Africa · PMG · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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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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