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Usama al-Sayyid Al-Azhari

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Usama al-Sayyid Al-Azhari 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	Osama al-Azhariy · Usama al-Azhari · Usama al-Sayyid Al-Azhari · أسامة الأزهري · اسامة السيد محمود سعد الازهرى · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Usama al-Sayyid Al-Azhari · أسامة الأزهري · أسامة السيد الأزهري				[sources]
Birth date	1976-07-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Alexandria				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Egypt				[sources]
Citizenship	Egypt				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Osama				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12179551				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Religious Endowment · Parliament (member, 2016-)				[sources]
Education	Al-Azhar University				[sources]
Religion	Ash'ari · Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-03	Last processed	2026-04-03	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Egyptian writer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-26

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,626

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata328,254

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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