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Yaacob Ibrahim

PEP · Politician

Yaacob Ibrahim 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	Yaacob Ibrahim · Yakup İbrahim · يعقوب ابراهيم · 雅国 · 야코브 이브라힘				[sources]
Alias	Yaacob bin Ibrahim · Yaacob ibn Ibrahim · Yakup bin İbrahim · 雅国 · 雅國 · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1955-10-03				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	People's Action Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7463219				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Parliament (member, 2006-2011) · Parliament (member, 2011-2015) · Parliament (member, 2016-)				[sources]
Education	National University of Singapore · Stanford University · Tanjong Katong Secondary School				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Singaporean politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,529

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons290,843

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata343,843

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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