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Rahm Emanuel

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Rahm Emanuel 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	Rahm Emanuel · Ραμ Εμάνουελ · Рам Емануель · Рам Эмануэль · רם עמנואל · 7 more...				[sources]
Other name	Emanuel, Rahm · Rahm Emmanuel · Rahm Israel Emanuel · Ram Emanuel · Ραμ Εμάνουελ · 16 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Emanuel				[sources]
Birth date	1959-11-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Chicago				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United States of America				[sources]
Country	United States of America				[sources]
Citizenship	United States of America				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Rahm				[sources]
Last name	Emanuel				[sources]
Title	Mr.				[sources]
Website	www.house.gov · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q298443				[sources]
Position	Democratic Caucus Chairman of the United States House of Representatives (2007-2009) · House of Representatives (member, 2005-2007) · House of Representatives (member, 2007-2009) · Mayor of Chicago (2011-2019) · Senior Advisor to the President of the United States (1993-1998) · 5 more...				[sources]
Education	Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School · Northwestern University (-1985) · Northwestern University School of Communication · Sarah Lawrence College (-1981)				[sources]
Religion	Judaism				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-23	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

American politician (born 1959)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-23

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Benjamin Emanuel Close Associate	father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
United States Ambassador to Japan	2022-03-25	-
United States representative	2007-01-06

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,886

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US Members of the Congress1,257

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Source data IDs: us-congress-2baea9531c08e52f653344d553c4992e2882178e · evpo-0c106169-bba7-4b2f-b38f-3220a4daff1a

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