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Lim Kit Siang

Politician

Lim Kit Siang 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	Lim Kit Siang · ليم كيت سيانج · ليم كيت سيانغ · لیم کیت سیانگ · リム・キッシャン · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	ليم كيت سيانغ · لیم کیت سیانگ · லிம் கிட் சியாங் · 林吉祥				[sources]
Weak alias	キット・シアン				[sources]
Birth date	1941-02-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Batu Pahat				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Malaysia				[sources]
Country	Malaysia				[sources]
Citizenship	Malaysia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Lin				[sources]
Political association	Partido Acción Democrática				[sources]
Title	Tan Sri				[sources]
Website	limkitsiang.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q717696				[sources]
Position	Dewan Rakyat (member, 2004-2008) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2008-2013) · Dewan Rakyat (member, 2013-2018) · Malaysia's Leader of the Opposition (2004-2008) · Member of the Dewan Rakyat				[sources]
Education	Batu Pahat High School				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-26	Last processed	2025-12-26	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Malaysian politician (born 1941)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-26

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lim Guan Eng Politician	child · father	-	-
Lim Hui Ying Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	-	-
Member of the Dewan Rakyat	2013-06-24	2018-04-07

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,968

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,004

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,736

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,666

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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