# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sam-matekane
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:35:24.683Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sam-matekane"
name: "Sam Matekane"
slug: "sam-matekane"
description: "Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane is a Mosotho businessman and politician who is the current Prime Minister of Lesotho since 2022. Prior to running, he was considered to be the richest person in the country. Matekane made his fortune in diamond mining, as well as through government issued construction contracts. He founded his company, Matekane Group of Companies (MGC) in 1986."
tagline: "Lesotho businessman and politician"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sam_Matekane_candidate_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1958-03-15"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
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  momentum:             4.213665812281283
  historical:           20.25476666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "萨姆·马特凯恩"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "سام ماتکانه"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ntsokoane Samuel Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Matekane"
    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Sam Matekane"
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    title: "Сем Матекане"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "سام ماتیکانے"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q114588964"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

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