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Saara Kuugongelwa

Politician

Saara Kuugongelwa 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	Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Saara · Saara Kuugongelwa · Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila · Σάρα Κουγκονγκέλουα · Саара Куугангельва · 9 more...				[sources]
Alias	Saara Kuugongelwa · Saara Kuugongelwa Amadhila · Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhil · Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila · Σάρα Κουγκονγκέλουα · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	サーラ・クーゴンゲルワ				[sources]
Birth date	1967-10-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Okahao				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Saara · Саара				[sources]
Political association	SWAPO Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7395683				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Namibia · Minister of Finance (2003-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2015-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	Koidu Girls Secondary School · Lincoln University				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-02-04	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Namibia

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2005-03-20	-
Member of the National Assembly	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,800

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,649

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-namibia-saara-kuugongelwa-amadhila-prime-minister · evpo-a18e81ab-642a-4e55-bf5d-914bfaef74dc · unprot-7d736f4804385db7efaa8c746bdbba0b9e103a2b

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