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Balaji Sadasivan

Politician

Balaji Sadasivan 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	Balaji Sadasivan · بالاجى ساداسيفان · بالاجي ساداسيفان · 巴拉吉·薩達西文				[sources]
Birth date	1955-07-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Colony of Singapore				[sources]
Death date	2010-09-27				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Balaji				[sources]
Last name	Sadasivan				[sources]
Political association	People's Action Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4849852				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Singapore (2001-2010) · Parliament (member, 2002-2006) · Parliament (member, 2006-2011)				[sources]
Education	University of London · Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

Singaporean politician and neurosurgeon (1955-2010)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of Parliament	2006-11-02	-
Member of Parliament	2002-03-25

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MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,633

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Wikidata326,266

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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