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Koh Poh Koon

Politician

Koh Poh Koon 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	Koh Poh Koon · كوه بوه كون · 许宝琨				[sources]
Weak alias	許寶琨				[sources]
Birth date	1972-03-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6425864				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Parliament (member, 2016-)				[sources]
Education	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery · Hwa Chong Junior College · Maris Stella High School · Master of Medicine · National University of Singapore				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Singaporean politician and colorectal surgeon

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	2025-09-05	-
Member of the Parliament of Singapore	2020-08-24	2025-04-15

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,040

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,757

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,743

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: sg-gov-72278991d6f22b591a56d28ebae76ada2796cfeb · sg-gov-1e488a019935d0dc8c5cf28fd13bcfe3e41f0d1e · evpo-1b8a5170-3c36-4a03-9e04-13536a02e4ed · sg-gov-1c82db99bbb62bf0fa68677a7ac9ff408a62dabd

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