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Ebrahim Rasool

Person of interest · Diplomat · Politician

Ebrahim Rasool 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	Ebrahim Rasool · אברהים רסול · إبراهيم رسول · 易卜拉欣·拉蘇爾				[sources]
Birth date	1962-07-15				[sources]
Place of birth	District Six				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	South Africa				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Ebrahim				[sources]
Last name	Rasool				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1280058				[sources]
Position	Ambassador to the US · Premier of the Western Cape (2004-2008) · South African Ambassador to the United States (2010-2015) · South African Ambassador to the United States (2025-2025)				[sources]
Education	Livingstone High School · University of Cape Town				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

politician and diplomat from South Africa

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,641

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,878

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,035

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United States · CIA

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Wikidata351,485

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,607

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-south-africa-ebrahim-rasool-ambassador-to-the-us

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