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Zuhair Balul

Politician

Zuhair Balul 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	Zouheir Bahloul · Zuhair Balul · Zuhajr Bahlúl · זוהיר בהלול · زهير بهلول · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Zuhair Balul · Zuhajr Bahlúl · זוהיר בהלול · زهير بهلول				[sources]
Birth date	1950-12-24				[sources]
Place of birth	Acre · Israel · עכו, ישראל				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Zouheir				[sources]
Last name	Bahloul				[sources]
Website	facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12407210				[sources]
Position	Knesset (member, 2015-2016) · Knesset member (2015-2018)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Ethnicity	Arabs · Palestinians				[sources]
Source link	main.knesset.gov.il · main.knesset.gov.il				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

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Arab-Israeli sports journalist and politician of Palestinian descent

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

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