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Mah Bow Tan

Politician

Mah Bow Tan 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	Mah Bow Tan · 马宝山 · 마보탄				[sources]
Other name	马宝山				[sources]
Weak alias	마보산				[sources]
Birth date	1948-09-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Colony of Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Ma				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6732618				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Minister for Communications and Information (1991-1999) · Minister for National Development (1999-2011) · Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (1993-1995) · Parliament (member, 2002-2006) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of New South Wales				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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Singaporean politician

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

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Every Politician58,336

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