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Umaro Sissoco Embaló

Politician

Umaro Sissoco Embaló 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	Umaro Sissoco Embalo · Umaro Sissoco Embaló · Umaru Sisoku Embalo · Úmaro Sissoco Embaló · Ουμάρου Σισόκο Εμπαλό · 13 more...				[sources]
Alias	Omar Mokhtar Embalo · Umaro El Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló · Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló				[sources]
Weak alias	ウマロ・シソコ・エムバロ · 乌马罗·穆赫塔尔·西索科·恩巴洛 · 奥马尔·西索科·恩巴洛 · 恩巴洛				[sources]
Birth date	1972-09-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Bissau				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Guinea-Bissau				[sources]
Classification	International organization (past) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Omar				[sources]
Last name	Embaló				[sources]
Political association	African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde · Madem G-15				[sources]
Title	Son Excellence				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16855164				[sources]
Position	Chairperson of ECOWAS (2022-2023) · President of Guinea-Bissau (2020-2025) · Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (2016-2018) · Président de la République de Guinée-Bissau				[sources]
Education	Centro Superior de Estudios de la Defensa Nacional				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-26	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

President of Guinea-Bissau from 2020 to 2025

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-12-01

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dinisia Reis Embaló Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Guinea-Bissau	2020-01-03	2025-11-26

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Source data IDs: us-cia-guinea-bissau-umaro-sissoco-embalo-president · unprot-f1e738b3ca438be059f0ed78bacd2b2574152b7c · unprot-6c9497f8617f954f7634ddfd3245c6f7ad3e7316

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