# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/d-f-malan
# Generated: 2026-08-31T14:57:47.126Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/d-f-malan"
name: "D. F. Malan"
slug: "d-f-malan"
description: "He was prime minister when South Africa made apartheid law. The system that enforced racial segregation for nearly half a century began under his government."
tagline: "South African Prime Minister (1874-1959)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/DFMalanPortret.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1874-05-22"
deathDate: "1959-02-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  momentum:             0.5167644129689056
  historical:           24.142144
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  180
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Daniël François Malan was born on 22 May 1874. He became South Africa's fourth prime minister in 1948. During his tenure, which lasted until 1954, the National Party implemented apartheid — the system of racial segregation laws that would define the country for decades. He died on 7 February 1959.