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Ilan Goldfajn

PEP · Politician

Ilan Goldfajn 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	Ilan Goldfajn · Ілан Голдфайн · Илан Голдфайн · אילן גולדפיין · ايلان جولدفاچن · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966-03-12				[sources]
Place of birth	Haifa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Global				[sources]
Citizenship	Brazil · Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Ilan				[sources]
Last name	Goldfajn				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q25439494				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	President of the Central Bank of Brazil (2016-2019)				[sources]
Education	Federal University of Rio de Janeiro · Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-29	Last processed	2026-04-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Brazilian-Israeli economist

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons289,950

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,210

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