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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Aleksander Šarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich ZHAROV · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov · Aleksandr Jarov · Aleksandr Zharov · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Aleksander Aleksandrovič Šarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Jarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov · Aleksandr Zharov · Alexander Alexandrovich · | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | · · | [sources] | |||
| Place of birth | Chelyabinsk · Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia · Chelyabinsk, RSFSR, USSR · Chelyabinsk, Russia · Russia · | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Russia | [sources] | |||
| Country | Russia | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Russia · Soviet Union | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (unknown status) | [sources] | |||
| First name | Aleksandr · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich · Alexander · Alexander Alexandrovich · АЛЕКСАНДР | [sources] | |||
| INN | 772455243692 | [sources] | |||
| Last name | ZHAROV · Zharov · ЖАРОВ | [sources] | |||
| Middle name | Aleksandrovich · Alexandrovich | [sources] | |||
| Patronymic | АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ | [sources] | |||
| Tax Number | 772455243692 | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q11756298 | [sources] | |||
| Wikipedia Article | en.wikipedia.org | [sources] | |||
| Position | CEO of Gazprom-Media Holding · Director of the Federal Security Service · Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media · Organizers of political repressions · Propagandists · | [sources] | |||
| Education | Candidate of Sciences in Medicine · Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration · South Ural State Medical University | [sources] | |||
| Source link | find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding
Disqualified
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding
CEO of the Gazprom-Media. This media holding owns and manages several significant media assets of Russian propaganda: Russian and international TV channels, radio stations, publications, film companies, Internet resources and sales houses. The holding also owns the Russian video hosting Rutube, which should become a completely government-controlled replacement for YouTube after its blocking.
Russian propagandist: general director of Gazprom Media Holding; chairman of the Board of DIrectors of TNT TV channel
(also Aleksandr ZHAROV )
(also Alexander Alexandrovich ZHAROV )
head of Roscomnadzor
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.
Ukraine · NSDC
The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.
New Zealand · MFAT
Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA
Canada · Global Affairs Canada
A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.
United States · GSA
The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law
Australia · DFAT
Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.
Global · Wikidata · non-official source
Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
United Kingdom · FCDO
Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.
United Kingdom · CoH
The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.
United States · ITA
Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.
Global · Wikidata · non-official source
A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny
Russia · ACF · non-official source
The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:
Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines
External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source
Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.
External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source
Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.
External dataset · Russia · FNS
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Ukraine | National Security and Defense Council | ||||
| Directorships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Role | Start date | End date | |
| GAZPROM MEDIA HOLDING Sanctioned entity | ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР | - | ||
| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Director of the Federal Security Service | - | - | |
| Ukraine | National Security and Defense Council | Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014 |
| Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Russia Sanctions Regime | - |
| Ukraine | National Security and Defense Council | Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014 |
| Ukraine | National Security and Defense Council | Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014 |
| United States | OFAC | Reciprocal | - |
| New Zealand | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Russia Sanctions Act 2022 | - |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | UK sanctions relating to Russia | - |
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | Special Economic Measures Act | - | - |