Search OpenSanctions

Advanced

Maria Zakharova

Disqualified · Person of interest · Diplomat · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameMARIIA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA · Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova · Maria Zacharova · Maria Zacharowa · Maria Zaharova · 35 more...[sources]
AliasMaria Vladimirovna Zacharova · Maria Vladimirovna Zahharova · Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova · Maria Zacharova · Mariia Vladimirovna Zakharova · 11 more...[sources]
Weak alias扎哈諾娃 · 沙卡洛娃 · 玛丽亚·弗拉基米罗芙娜·扎哈罗娃[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthMoscou · Moscou,URSS (aujourd’hui Fédération de Russie) · Moscow · Moscow Russia · Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION · 3 more...[sources]
Genderfemale[sources]
NationalityRussia[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
CitizenshipRussia · Soviet Union[sources]
ClassificationNational government (unknown status)[sources]
Country of birthRussia[sources]
First nameMARIIA VLADIMIROVNA · MARIYA VLADIMIROVNA · Maria · Maria Vladimirovna · Mariia · 4 more...[sources]
Last nameZacharova · Zakarova · Zakharova · ЗАХА́РОВА · Захарова[sources]
Middle nameVladimirovna · Владимировна · Мари́я[sources]
PatronymicVladimirovna · Владимировна[sources]
Unique Entity IDQV1PLQY1XWF8 · QV3YBNJ1Q958 · QV7FMPKJSRL9 · QVANYDFKEQK1 · V67LZMKG9GM1[sources]
Websitemariya-zaharova.ru[sources]
Wikidata IDQ20812953[sources]
PositionDirector of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. · Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Affairs of the Russian Federation · Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation · Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (2015-) · Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. · 7 more...[sources]
EducationCandidate of Historical Sciences (2003) · Moscow State Institute of International Relations (-1998)[sources]
ReligionEastern Orthodox Church[sources]
AddressMinistry Of Foreign Affairs · Ministry of Foreign Affairs[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

(Date of UN designation: 2022-02-23)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Function: Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Maria Zakharova is the Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. As a central figure of the government propaganda, she promoted the deployment of Russian forces in Ukraine. Therefore, she supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Maria Zakharova est directrice du département de l'information et de la presse du ministère des affaires étrangères de la Fédération de Russie. En tant que figure centrale de la propagande gouvernementale, elle a fait la promotion du déploiement de forces russes en Ukraine.Elle a donc soutenu des actions et des politiques compromettant l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

New Zealand Russia Sanctions,

Official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

ACF List of War Enablers non-official source,

Russian propagandist: Director of the Information and Press Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia

ACF List of War Enablers non-official source,

(also MARIYA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also MARIYA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also MARIYA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also MARIYA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also MARIA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA, MARIIA VLADIMIROVNA ZAKHAROVA, MARIJA ZAKAROVA, MARIA ZACHAROVA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Russian foreign ministry spokesperson since 2015

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,965

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,329

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,843

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,776

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

ACF List of War Enablers8,516

A list of Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · ACF · non-official source

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,787

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Belgian Financial Sanctions7,478

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,438

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,820

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · MFAT

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,570

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,931

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,032

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

French National Asset Freezing System5,894

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions21,442

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,828

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,165

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,089

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,488

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,182

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,010

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata353,612

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: be-fod-89900fbb5803f7aed0a5ee5fb18f983cc95b0273 · gb-coh-qd8lyr4mdm5jwd2ozdou0omyepk · acf-f940c5144885c2a56d4c1e95abd0ebdc24106698 · nz-ru-ind-83-maria-zakharova · ch-seco-48002 · usgsa-s4mrtyf35 · ca-sema-a2258df8a741cd12e5b4336390c1887bf9e50719 · ofac-37509 · mc-freezes-004347d570141c417e7262287b2740778ab36cef · eu-fsf-eu-7387-65 · ja-mof-05bbedf4e1accd07a587913ed2cdbcd69932dd99 · usgsa-s4mrtyf34 · eu-tb-logical-135301 · usgsa-s4mrtyf36 · usgsa-s4mrtyf33 · gb-hmt-14654 · ua-nsdc-17576-zaharova-maria-volodimirivna · usgsa-s4mrn707b · gb-fcdo-rus0703 · fr-ga-3833 · au-dfat-6724-maria-vladimirovna-zakharova

For experts: raw data explorer