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Maher al-Sharaa

PEP · Politician · Close Associate · Sanction-linked entity

Maher al-Sharaa 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	Maher al-Scharaa · Maher al-Sharaa · Maher el-Charaa · Mahir Şara · Махер Шараа · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Maher al-Charaa · Аш-Шараа, Махер · Махер Аш-Шараа · Махер Хусейн Аш-Шараа · Махер Хусейн Шараа				[sources]
Birth date	1973				[sources]
Place of birth	Damascus				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Syria				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Mahir				[sources]
Last name	al-Sharaa				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q131480314				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Health of the Syrian Arab Republic (2024-)				[sources]
Education	Voronezh State Medical Academy				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-12	First seen	2024-12-21

Descriptions

Secretary General of the Presidency of Syria since 2025

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-26

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,290

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,422

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata330,050

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Graph-based entity tagging84,540

Automatically generated graph-based topic annotations

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hazem al-Sharaa Close Associate	sibling	-	-
Jamal al-Sharaa Close Associate	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Health of the Syrian Arab Republic	2024-12-16	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ahmed al-Sharaa Terrorism · Export controlled · PEP · Sanctioned entity	sibling	-	-