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Leela Devi Dookhun

Politician

Leela Devi Dookhun 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	Leela Devi Dookhun · Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun · लीला देवी दुखुन · লীলা দেবী দুখুন				[sources]
Alias	Dookun-Luchoomun, Leela Devi · Leela Devi Dookhun Luchoomun · Leela Devi Dookun Luchoomun · Leela Devi Dookun-Lutchmun				[sources]
Birth date	1961-04-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Vacoas-Phoenix				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Mauritius				[sources]
Country	Mauritius				[sources]
Citizenship	Mauritius				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Leela · Leela Devi				[sources]
Political association	Militant Socialist Movement				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6516249				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology (2019-) · National Assembly (member, 2014-) · Vice Prime Minister of Mauritius (2019-)				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Mauritian politician (born 1961)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-14

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Data sources

Every Politician57,736

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,993

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,386

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata355,753

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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