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Khalid Abdullah Al-Ruwishan

PEP · Politician

Khalid Abdullah Al-Ruwishan 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	Khalid Abdullah Al-Ruwishan · خالد عبد الله الرويشان				[sources]
Birth date	1963				[sources]
Place of birth	بيت الرويشان				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Yemen				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q125493132				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	ar.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Culture (2006-2007) · Minister of Culture and Tourism (2003-2006)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-14	First seen	2026-04-14

Descriptions

Yemeni writer and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-04-14

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,305

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,045

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