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Tjekero Tweya

Politician

Tjekero Tweya 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	Tjekero Tweya · Tweya, Tjekero				[sources]
Other name	Tjekero Tweya				[sources]
Birth date	1960-06-18				[sources]
Place of birth	Kavango Region				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Namibia				[sources]
Country	Namibia				[sources]
Citizenship	Namibia				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Tjekero				[sources]
Last name	Tweya				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7810605				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Namibia · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015) · National Assembly (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	Harvard University · University of Cambridge · University of Namibia				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Namibian politician

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

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Namibia	-	-

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Source data IDs: us-cia-namibia-tjekero-tweya-minister-of-industrialization-trade-state-managed-enterprises · evpo-603cae5e-fc4c-4e55-9ccb-5c65cb640dc3

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