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Zalmay Khalilzad

Diplomat · Politician

Zalmay Khalilzad 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	Zalmay Halilzad · Zalmay Khalilzad · Zalmay Xəlilzad · Ζαλμάι Χαλιλζάντ · Залмай Халилзад · 11 more...				[sources]
Other name	Zalmay Mamozy Halilzad · Zalmay Mamozy Khalilzad · Халилзад, Залмай				[sources]
Weak alias	扎爾梅·哈利扎德 · 蘇眉·哈利勒扎德				[sources]
Birth date	1951-03-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Mazar-i-Sharif				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Afghanistan · United States				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Zalmay				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q145193				[sources]
Position	United States Ambassador to Afghanistan (2004-2005) · United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2007-2009) · ambassador				[sources]
Education	American University of Beirut · Columbia University · University of Chicago				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-04	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Afghan-American diplomat (born 1951)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-24

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Cheryl Benard Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
ambassador	-	-
United States Ambassador to the United Nations	2007-04-30	2009-01-20

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories361,763

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,153

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Wikidata335,470

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,775

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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