José Agostinho Sequeira

José Agostinho Sequeira
Member of the National Parliament
Assumed office
13 June 2018 (2018-06-13)
Minister for Defence and Security
In office
15 September 2017 (2017-09-15)  22 June 2018 (2018-06-22)
Prime MinisterMari Alkatiri
Preceded by
Succeeded byFilomeno da Paixão de Jesus
Vice Minister for Interior
In office
21 July 2006 (2006-07-21)  8 August 2007 (2007-08-08)
Prime Minister
Preceded byAlcino Baris
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Personal details
Born (1959-06-07) 7 June 1959
Lore I, Lautém
Portuguese Timor
(now East Timor)
Political partyFretilin

José Agostinho Sequeira (born 7 June 1959), also known by his nom de guerre Somotxo Matar Mimiraka, is an East Timorese politician and former guerilla, and a member of the Fretilin political party. In 2006–2007, he was Vice Minister of Interior, and in 2017–2018 he was Minister for Defence and Security. Since 2018, he has been a Member of the National Parliament.