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Tom Thabane

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Tom Thabane 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	Thomas Thabane · Tom Thabane · Τομ Θαμπέιν · Том Табане · טום טבאנה · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Motsoahae Thomas Thabane · Thomas Motsoahae Thabane · Tom Motsoahae Thabane · Tom Tabane · Табане, Том				[sources]
Weak alias	Thabane · トム・タバネ				[sources]
Birth date	1939-05-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Maseru				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Lesotho				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Thomas				[sources]
Political association	All Basotho Convention · Lesotho Congress for Democracy				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q983971				[sources]
Position	Foreign Minister of Lesotho · Member of the National Assembly of Lesotho · Prime Minister of Lesotho (2012-2014) · Prime Minister of Lesotho (2014-2015) · Prime Minister of Lesotho (2017-2020)				[sources]
Education	University of South Africa				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2023-04-20

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Prime Minister of Lesotho

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

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