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Timipre Sylva

Nigerian author and politician
Person Human Q3509607

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
July 7, 1964
Place of birth
Brass
Country of citizenship
Nigeria[6]
Occupation
politician, author
Position held
Governor of Bayelsa State, Governor of Bayelsa State, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources
Educated at
University of Port Harcourt[8]
Member of political party
Peoples Democratic Party[11]
Notable work
Above all, Bayelsa first[9]
Spouse
Alanyingi Sylva[5]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Ijaw, Nigerian Pidgin[16][17][18]
Affiliation string
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources of Nigeria[19]
Archives at
National Library of Nigeria[12]
Family name
Sylva[13]
Given name
Timipre[14]
Native language
Ijaw[7]
Participant in
World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2020[15]
Writing language
English[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Timipre Marlin Sylva en Timipre Sylva zh 蒂米帕·西爾瓦
🔖 Identifiers · 9
ISNI
0000000080478602
VIAF cluster ID
121949645
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2010091828
Freebase ID
/m/02rnwx4
JRC Names ID
440972
National Library of Nigeria ID
Vukovar
OpenSanctions ID
Timipre Sylva
Prabook ID
1786700
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqqBJV4wGWxYKCrJwDyVC

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🔗 Connections
Languages spoken, written or signed 3
English, Nigerian Pidgin, Ijaw
Country of citizenship 1
Nigeria
Educated at 1
University of Port Harcourt
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
Peoples Democratic Party
National Library of Nigeria ID 1
Vukovar
Native language 1
Ijaw
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Timipre Sylva
Place of birth 1
Brass
Sex or gender 1
male
Writing language 1
English
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Summary

Timipre Sylva was born on July 7, 1964[1], in Brass[2]. He has worked as a politician[3] and author[4].

FAQs

Where was Timipre Sylva born?

Timipre Sylva was born in Brass[2].

Who was Timipre Sylva married to?

Timipre Sylva's spouses include Alanyingi Sylva[5].

What did Timipre Sylva do for work?

Timipre Sylva worked as a politician[3] and author[4].

Where did Timipre Sylva go to school?

Timipre Sylva was educated at University of Port Harcourt[8].

Related Entities

Nigeria Vukovar

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . opac.nln.gov.ng. opac.nln.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Davos 2020 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Davos 2020 Participant List. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Samoasambia bot · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Nigerian author and politician
    Occupation → politician, author
    Family name → Sylva
    Archives at → National Library of Nigeria
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0…"
  2. 6w ago · ~2026-50341-06 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Timipre
    "Created claim: Given name: Timipre"
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