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Chan Santokhi

President of Suriname from 2020 to 2025
Person Human Q333135

Facts

17 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[16]
Date of birth
February 3, 1959
Date of death
March 30, 2026
Place of birth
Lelydorp
Place of death
Paramaribo
Country of citizenship
Suriname[8]
Occupation
politician, chief of police
Position held
member of the National Assembly of Suriname, President of Suriname, Minister of Justice and Police of Suriname, President of the Caribbean Community[9][10][11][12]
Member of political party
Progressive Reform Party[17]
Award received
Honorary Order of the Yellow Star, Order of the Palm, Pravasi Bharatiya Samman[13][14][15]
Spouse
Mellisa Seenacherry[7]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Dutch[20]
Family name
Santokhi[18]
Given name
Chan[19]
Name in native language
Chan Santokhi[21]
Number of children
+2[22]
🏷️ Also known as
en Chan Santokhi en Chandrikapersad Santokhi ar تشان سانتوخي da Chandrikapersad Santokhi de Santokhi de Chandrikapersad Santokhi el Τσαν Σαντόχι fa چان سانتوخی he צ'אן סנטוקי hi चंद्रिका प्रसाद संतोखी hi चान संतोखी id Chandrikapersad Santokhi it Chandrikapersad Santokhi ja Chan Santokhi ja チャン・サントクヒ ko 찬드리카페르사트 산토키 ko 찬 산토키 nl Chandrikapersad Santhoki nl Chan Santhoki pt Chandrikapersad Santokhi
🔖 Identifiers · 17
ISNI
0000000387207794
VIAF cluster ID
280117608
GND ID
1230977511
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Чандрикаперсад Сантохи (cropped).jpg ↗
BlackPast.org ID
global-african-history/people-global-african-history/chandrikapersad-santokhi-1959
Facebook username
chansantokhi.su
Freebase ID
/m/0kbgyqk
GTAA ID
211087
Munzinger person ID
00000032191
NE.se ID
chan-santokhi
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
243504217
OpenSanctions ID
Chan Santokhi
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Prabook ID
2493475
WikiKids ID
Chan_Santokhi
WikiTree person ID
Santokhi-1
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJqKcW6BR8b7p9wprGkRrq
X (Twitter) username
chansantokhi

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🔗 Connections
Award received 3
Pravasi Bharatiya Samman, Honorary Order of the Yellow Star, Order of the Palm
Chaired by 1
New Front for Democracy and Development
Country of citizenship 1
Suriname
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Dutch
Member of political party 1
Progressive Reform Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Chan Santokhi
Place of birth 1
Lelydorp
Place of death 1
Paramaribo
Position held 1
President of Suriname
Sex or gender 1
male
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Chan Santokhi
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President of Suriname
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Summary

Chan Santokhi was born on February 3, 1959[1], in Lelydorp[2]. He died on March 30, 2026[3], in Paramaribo[4]. He worked as a politician[5] and chief of police[6].

FAQs

Where was Chan Santokhi born?

Chan Santokhi's place of birth was Lelydorp[2].

Where did Chan Santokhi die?

Chan Santokhi died in Paramaribo[4].

Who was Chan Santokhi married to?

Chan Santokhi's spouses include Mellisa Seenacherry[7].

What did Chan Santokhi do for work?

Chan Santokhi worked as a politician[5] and chief of police[6].

What awards did Chan Santokhi receive?

Honors received include Honorary Order of the Yellow Star[13], Order of the Palm[14], and Pravasi Bharatiya Samman[15].

Related Entities

Chan Santokhi Paramaribo Suriname

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . pantheon.world. Retrieved . pantheon.world. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . nos.nl. Retrieved . nos.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Occupation → politician, chief of police
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