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Matia Kasaija

Politician

Matia Kasaija 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	Matia Kasaija · ماتيا كاسايجا				[sources]
Alias	Hon.Matia Kasaija · Kasaija, Matia				[sources]
Birth date	1944-05-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Kibaale District · Uganda				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Uganda				[sources]
Country	Uganda				[sources]
Citizenship	Uganda				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	mkasaija@parliament.go.ug				[sources]
First name	Matia				[sources]
Last name	Kasaija				[sources]
Phone	+256701590789 · +256772590789				[sources]
Political association	National Resistance Movement				[sources]
Website	www.parliament.go.ug				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6787393				[sources]
Position	Finance Minister of Uganda (2015-) · Member of Parliament of Uganda · Minister of Finance & Economic Planning · Parliament (member, 2011-2016) · Parliament (member, 2016-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Nairobi				[sources]
Ethnicity	Bunyoro sub-region				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Ugandan politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
State Minister for Labor, Employment and Industrial Relations	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,227

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Every Politician57,736

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US CIA World Leaders10,999

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,301

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Wikidata355,268

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,309

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-uganda-matia-kasaija-minister-of-finance-economic-planning · evpo-7eed987e-34bd-4570-a50f-f3378b2fdf66

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