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Yahya Kassim Issa

Politician

Yahya Kassim Issa 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	Yahya Kassim Issa · يحيى قاسم عيسى				[sources]
Other name	Issa Kassim Yahya · يحيى قاسم عيسى				[sources]
Birth date	1950-09-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Sultanate of Zanzibar				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Tanzania				[sources]
Country	Tanzania				[sources]
Citizenship	Tanzania				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Yahya				[sources]
Last name	Issa				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q8046924				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Tanzania · National Assembly (member, 2000-2005) · National Assembly (member, 2005-2010) · National Assembly (member, 2010-2015)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2019-05-21

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Tanzanian Member of Parliament

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

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Every Politician58,326

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