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Vita Rashid Kawawa

Politician

Vita Rashid Kawawa 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	Vita Kawawa · Vita Rashid Kawawa · Vita Rashid Mfaume Kawawa				[sources]
Other name	Kawawa Rashid Mfaume Vita · Vita Kawawa · Vita Rashid Kawawa · Vita Rashid Mfaume Kawawa				[sources]
Birth date	1964-01-20				[sources]
Place of birth	Tanganyika				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tanzania				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Vita				[sources]
Last name	Kawawa				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7936701				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015)				[sources]
Education	Aga Khan Mzizima Secondary School				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Tanzanian Member of Parliament

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Rashidi Kawawa Politician	father	-	-

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

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,157

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,656

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,839

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata352,701

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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