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M. S. Thowfeek

PEP · Politician

M. S. Thowfeek 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	M. S. Thowfeek				[sources]
Alias	Mohamed Shariff Thowfeek · எம். எஸ். தௌஃபீக்				[sources]
Birth date	1971-01-07				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	thowfeek_m@parliament.lk				[sources]
First name	M.				[sources]
Political association	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6713116				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (2016-) · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,077

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,422

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata329,941

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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