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Salah Abdel Shafi

Diplomat · Politician

Salah Abdel Shafi 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	Salah Abdel Shafi · Salah Abdel-Shafi · Салах Абдель Шафи · صلاح عبد الشافى · صلاح عبد الشافي				[sources]
Alias	صلاح الدين حيدر محي الدين عبد الشافي				[sources]
Birth date	1962-08-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Gaza City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Austria · Germany · Croatia · Sweden · Slovenia				[sources]
Citizenship	Palestine				[sources]
First name	Salah				[sources]
Last name	Abdel-Shafi				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2213790				[sources]
Position	Palestinian Ambassador to Sweden (2006-2010) · ambassador of Palestine to Austria (2013-) · ambassador of Palestine to Croatia (2021-) · ambassador of Palestine to Germany (2010-2013) · ambassador of Palestine to Slovenia (2014-) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	HTW Berlin (1981-1986)				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-23	Last processed	2025-12-23	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Ambassador of Palestine to Austria, Slovenia and Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the UN in Vienna

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Haidar Abdel-Shafi Politician	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Palestinian Ambassador to Sweden	2006-01-01	2010-01-01
ambassador of Palestine to Croatia	2021-10-15

Data sources

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