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Ghazi Zaiter

PEP · Politician

Ghazi Zaiter 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	Gazi Zayter · Ghazi Zaajter · Ghazi Zaiter · גאזי זייטר · غازي زعيتر · 1 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ghazi Mohammad Zaajter · Ghazi Zeaiter · غازي زعيتر				[sources]
Birth date	1949 · 1950				[sources]
Place of birth	Hermel District				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Lebanon				[sources]
Citizenship	Lebanon				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	زعيتر				[sources]
Political association	Amal Movement				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2943722				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Lebanon · Minister of Defence of Lebanon (1998-2000) · Parliament (member, 2009-2017)				[sources]
Education	Beirut Arab University				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-08	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Lebanese politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories357,922

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons291,120

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,464

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,245

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata344,270

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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