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Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar

PEP · Politician

Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar 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	Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar · محمد عبد الله عمر				[sources]
Birth date	1962-05-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Mogadishu				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Somalia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Mohamed				[sources]
Political association	Transitional Federal Government				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q13522501				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2009-2009) · Minister of Foreign Affairs (2010-2012)				[sources]
Education	University of Oxford				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Foreign Minister of Somalia

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,393

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories346,545

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions521,249

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