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Muhammed Seif Khatib

Politician

Muhammed Seif Khatib 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	Dr. Muhammed Seif Khatib · Muhammed Seif Khatib · محمد سيف خطيب · 穆罕默德·赛义夫·哈蒂布				[sources]
Other name	Khatib Seif Dr. Muhammed · Muhammed Seif Khatib				[sources]
Birth date	1951-01-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Sultanate of Zanzibar				[sources]
Death date	2021-02-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tanzania				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Dr. Muhammed				[sources]
Last name	Khatib				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6932973				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania (1995-2015) · Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports (2006-2008) · National Assembly (member, 2000-2005) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015)				[sources]
Education	School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London · University of Dar es Salaam · University of Dodoma				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tanzanian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2005-10-30	2010-10-30
Member of the National Assembly

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,144

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata335,609

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,777

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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