# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacob-zuma
# Generated: 2026-08-14T00:04:35.436Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacob-zuma"
name: "Jacob Zuma"
slug: "jacob-zuma"
description: "Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is a South African politician who served as the president of South Africa from 2009 to 2018. He is also referred to by his initials JZ and clan names Nxamalala and Msholozi. Zuma was a former anti-apartheid activist, member of uMkhonto weSizwe, and president of the African National Congress (ANC) from 2007 to 2017. He is also the father-in-law of Eswatini king Mswati III."
tagline: "4th President of South Africa (2009–2018)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russian_President_Vladimir_Putin_alongside_South_African_President_Jacob_Zuma_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1942-04-12"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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ranks:
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  country:  28
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-country-fill