# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/joseph-tarka
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:36:32.672Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/joseph-tarka"
name: "Joseph Tarka"
slug: "joseph-tarka"
description: "Senator Joseph Sarwuan Tarka was a Nigerian politician from Benue State and a former minister for Transport and then Communications under General Yakubu Gowon. He was one of the founding members of the United Middle Belt Congress, a political organization dedicated to protecting and advocating for the country's Middle Belt."
tagline: "Nigerian politician"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/ff/Foundi7.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Nigeria"
  isoCode: "NG"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1932-07-10"
deathDate: "1980-03-30"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           43.76
  momentum:             6.871963562753038
  historical:           5.548669333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka"
    title: "Joseph Tarka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A7"
    title: "چوزيف تاركا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka"
    title: "Joseph Tarka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka"
    title: "Joseph Tarka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka"
    title: "Joseph Tarka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://igl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Sarwuan_Tarka"
    title: "Joseph Sarwuan Tarka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Tarka"
    title: "Joseph Tarka"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6287356"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump