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Eli Cohen

Military · Diplomat · Politician

Eli Cohen 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	AEli Cohen · Eli Cohen · Eli Kohen · Eliyahu “Eli” COHEN · Эли Коэн · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Eli-Eliyahu Cohen · Коэн, Эли				[sources]
Birth date	1949-05-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Jerusalem				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Eli				[sources]
Last name	Cohen				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q223354				[sources]
Position	Knesset member (2002-2003) · Minister of Energy and Infrastructure · ambassador				[sources]
Education	Hebrew University of Jerusalem · University of West London				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Knesset member

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure	-	-
ambassador	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons285,579

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories374,453

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US CIA World Leaders10,996

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United States of America · CIA

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Source data IDs: evpo-0eb493fe-c3bc-4606-bb9d-0c8918c006fe · us-cia-israel-eliyahu-eli-cohen-minister-of-energy-and-infrastructure

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