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Mahmoud Abbas

Politician

Mahmoud Abbas 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	Abbos Mahmud · Mahmoud Abbas · Mahmud Abas · Mahmud Abbas · Mahmúd Abbás · 15 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abou Mazen · Abu Masen · Abu Mazen · Abu Mazin · Abú Mázen · 20 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Abbas · Абу-Мазен · אבו-באקלואה · ابومازن · აბასი · 7 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1935-11-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Safed				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Palestinian territories · Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom · Palestinian territories				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Mahmoud				[sources]
Last name	Abbas				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Website	president.ps				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q127998				[sources]
Position	Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (2004-) · Head of Negotiations Affairs Department (1994-2003) · President of the Palestinian National Authority (2005-) · Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (2003-2003) · Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (1996-2003) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Damascus University · Doctor of Historical Sciences · Doktor Nauk in Philosophy · Peoples' Friendship University of Russia				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-20	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

president of the Palestinian Authority since 2005

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-04-29

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Yasser Abbas Close Associate	child	-	-
طارق عباس Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
president of the State of Palestine	2008-10-14	-

Data sources

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,039

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,792

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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External databases

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Wikidata350,123

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,106

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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