Ian Khama

Botswana politician
Person human Q57449
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Ian Khama was born on February 27, 1953[1], in Chertsey[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], aircraft pilot[4], and minister[5]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,412 views/month, #6,810 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Father: Seretse Khama[7]
  • Mother: Ruth Williams Khama[8]
  • Country of citizenship: Botswana[9]
  • Position held: member of the National Assembly of Botswana[10], Vice-President of Botswana[11]
  • Educated at: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst[12], Waterford Kamhlaba[13], University of Botswana[14]
  • Award received: honorary fellow of the African Academy of Sciences[15]
  • Sex or gender: male[16]
  • Member of political party: Botswana Democratic Party[17]
  • Commons category: Ian Khama[18]
  • Military, police or special rank: general[19]
  • Family name: Khama[20]
  • Given name: Ian[21]
  • Described by source: Dictionary of African Biography[22]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Tswana[23]
  • Sibling: Tshekedi Khama II[24]
  • Candidacy in election: 2009 Botswana general election[25], 2014 Botswana general election[26]

Why It Matters

Ian Khama has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] He is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

Where was Ian Khama born?

Ian Khama's place of birth was Chertsey[2].

Who were Ian Khama's parents?

Ian Khama's father was Seretse Khama[7]. Ian Khama's mother was Ruth Williams Khama[8].

What did Ian Khama do for work?

Ian Khama worked as a politician[3], aircraft pilot[4], and minister[5].

Where did Ian Khama go to school?

Ian Khama was educated at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst[12], Waterford Kamhlaba[13], and University of Botswana[14].

What awards did Ian Khama receive?

Honors received include honorary fellow of the African Academy of Sciences[15].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Dictionary of African Biography. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  13. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . Database of Cabinet Politics in Sub-Sahara Africa. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . aasciences.africa. aasciences.africa. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ian Khama. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ian-khama
MLA “Ian Khama.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/ian-khama.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ian-khama_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Ian Khama}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ian-khama}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Ian Khama — https://4ort.xyz/entity/ian-khama (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/ian-khama · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 13w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, aircraft pilot, minister
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Occupation: President of the Republic, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260942|batch #260942]]"
  2. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, aircraft pilot, minister
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32118|batch #32118]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (31)"
  3. 23w ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → President of Botswana, member of the National Assembly of Botswana, Vice-President of Botswana
    Mother → Ruth Williams Khama
    Described by source → Dictionary of African Biography
    Citizenship → —
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||fy, ckb, ku, lb, mk, yi, id, ms, tl, min, jv, ha, lv, lt, hu, tr, az, uz, tg, hi, mr, ta, te, ml, gu, pa, ur, ne, my, el, sr, hr, bs, sl, uk, be, mt, is, sq, "
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.