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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov

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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Aleksander Šarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich ZHAROV · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov · Aleksandr Jarov · Aleksandr Zharov · 15 more...				[sources]
Other name	Aleksander Aleksandrovič Šarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Jarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov · Aleksandr Zharov · Alexander Aleksandrovich ZHAROV · 16 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1964-07-11 · 1964-08-11 · 1964-09-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Chelyabinsk · Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia · Chelyabinsk, Russia · Челябинск · м. Челябінськ, РФ · 1 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
First name	Aleksandr · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich · Alexander · АЛЕКСАНДР · Александр				[sources]
INN	`772455243692`				[sources]
Keywords	National government · Керівництво медіа-компаній				[sources]
Last name	ZHAROV · Zharov · ЖАРОВ · Жаров				[sources]
Patronymic	Aleksandrovich · АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ · Александрович				[sources]
Second name	Aleksandrovich				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11756298				[sources]
Position	CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding · Director of the Federal Security Service · GAZPROM-MEDIA HOLDING JSC (CEO) · Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media · Organizers of political repressions · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Sciences in Medicine · Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration · South Ural State Medical University				[sources]
Status	Domestic Politically Exposed Person				[sources]
Source link	sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2022-05-18				[sources]
Modified on	2023-12-02				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-21	Last checked	2024-03-22	First seen	2022-01-01

Descriptions

CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding

— New Zealand Russia Sanctions, 2024-03-21

Russian propagandist: general director of Gazprom Media Holding; chairman of the Board of DIrectors of TNT TV channel

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-03

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.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-05-09

head of Roscomnadzor

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Associates
Associate	Relationship	Start date	End date
Volin Alexei Konstantinovich	business relationships	1998-01-01	1999-01-01
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Pankov	business relationships	2012-05	2020-03-23
Oleg Borisovich DOBRODEEV	business relationships	2006-03	2007-10
Mikhail Efimovich Fradkov	business relationships	2004-03	2006-03
Antonina Arkad'yevna Priezzheva	business relationships	2014-03-12	-
Igor Olegovich SHCHEGOLEV	business relationships	2008-06-12	2012-05-03
Aleksandr Lvovich Chechin	business relationships	2019-01	2020-03-23
Vadim Alekseevich SUBBOTIN	business relationships	2012	2020-03-23

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
GAZPROM MEDIA HOLDING	CEO	2020-03-24	-
Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media	head	2012-05-03	2020-03-23
GAZPROM MEDIA HOLDING	ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР	2020-04-01	-
Joint Stock Company Channel One Russia	board member	2010	2012
All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK)	deputy general director	2006-03	2007-10

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Vsevolod Aleksandrovich Zharov	son	-	-
Darya Aleksandrovna Zharova	daughter	-	-
Ilya Aleksandrovich Zharov	son	-	-
Evgeniya Anatol'yevna Zharova	wife	-	-
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov	son	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Director of the Federal Security Service	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
National Security and Defense Council	23/2023	2023-01-15	2033-01-15
National Security and Defense Council	266/2021	2021-06-24	2024-06-24
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2023-01-15	-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Russia Sanctions Act 2022	2022-12-13	-
National Security and Defense Council	176/2018	2018-06-21	2021-06-21
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Russia	2022	-
National Security and Defense Council	126/2018	2018-05-14	2021-05-14
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	23/2023	2023-01-15	-
Global Affairs Canada	Russia / Russie	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Russia and Ukraine)	2022-05-18	-

Data sources

ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers7,939

A list of key Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption investigative organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) · non-official source

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,160

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,064

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,127

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,843

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,214

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

RuPEP Public Database of PEPs in Russia and Belarus86,463

RuPEP is a detailed database of politically exposed persons in Russia and Belarus maintained by qualified researchers

Russia · RuPEP · non-official source

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,912

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons177,923

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,497

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,674

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL)171,393

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · Федеральная Налоговая Служба

Wikidata219,755

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines.

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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