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Omar Touray

Diplomat · PEP · Politician

Omar Touray 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	Omar Touray · 奥马尔·图雷				[sources]
Alias	Omar A. Touray · Omar Alieu Touray				[sources]
Weak alias	突瑞				[sources]
Birth date	1965-11-05				[sources]
Place of birth	The Gambia				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Burkina Faso · Benin · Côte d'Ivoire · Cape Verde · Ghana · 12 more...				[sources]
Citizenship	Gambia				[sources]
Classification	International organization (unknown status) · National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Omar				[sources]
Last name	Touray				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2023146				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2008-2009) · President of the ECOWAS Commission (2022-)				[sources]
Education	Ain Shams University · Graduate Institute of International Studies · doctorate				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-14	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Gambian diplomat and politician

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

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Data sources

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