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Sakhr Al Wajih

PEP · Politician

Sakhr Al Wajih 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	Sakhr Al Wajih · صخر احمد عباس احمد الوجيه · صخر الوجية				[sources]
Alias	Sakhr Al Wajih · صخر الوجية				[sources]
Birth date	1962-01-01				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Yemen				[sources]
Citizenship	Yemen				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	General People's Congress				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12219876				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	ar.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Governor of Al Hudaydah Governorate (2014-) · House of Representatives (member, 2003-) · Minister of Finance (2012-2014) · member of Yemeni House of Representatives (2003-)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Yemeni politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata337,024

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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