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Harald V of Norway

Politician · Close Associate

Harald V of Norway is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Harald 5. af Norge · Harald V · Harald V av Noreg · Harald V av Norge · Harald V da Noruega · 37 more...				[sources]
Other name	Crown Prince Harald · Harald 5. · Harald V Glucksburg · Harald V Glücksburg · Harald V Norveski · 30 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ハラール5世 · 哈拉德五世				[sources]
Birth date	1937-02-21				[sources]
Place of birth	Skaugum				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Norway				[sources]
Citizenship	Norway · Svalbard and Jan Mayen				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Harald				[sources]
Title	His Majesty · Majesty · Royal Highness				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57287				[sources]
Position	King · Monarch of Norway (1991-) · crown prince (1957-1991)				[sources]
Education	Balliol College (1960-1962) · Befalsskolen for kavaleriet (1955-1956) · Norwegian Military Academy (1957-1959) · Oslo Cathedral School (1952-1955) · University of Oslo (1955-1955)				[sources]
Religion	Church of Norway · Lutheranism				[sources]
Ethnicity	Norwegians				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

King of Norway since 1991

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-09-03

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Queen Sonja of Norway Close Associate	spouse	1968-08-29	-
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner Person of interest · Close Associate	elder sister · sibling · younger brother

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
King Harald V	1991-06-23	-
Monarch of Norway	1991-01-17

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Margrethe II of Denmark Politician	male second cousin · relative	-	-

Data sources

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,896

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US CIA World Leaders11,035

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US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government868

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Source data IDs: NK-oAypBjCb9qoVJ5Xdskgxhp · unprot-d17ee85f920aa3bf0b6364f0ddb6e44db25574a9 · unprot-785d2a74be27c17c70ccfff1d021b8c6cb6276f2 · us-cia-norway-harald-v-king · us-cia-svalbard-harald-v-of-norway-king

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