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Sergei Ignatov

PEP · Politician

Sergei Ignatov 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	Sergei Ignatov · Sergej Ignatow · Sergueï Ignatov · Szergej Ignatov · Сергей Игнатов · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Sergei Simeonov Ignatov · Sergej Simeonow Ignatow · Sergiej Ignatow · Сергей Симеонов Игнатов · 세르게이 시메오노프 이그나토프				[sources]
Birth date	1960-08-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Vidin				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Bulgaria				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Ignatov				[sources]
Political association	Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3136431				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Education and Science (2009-2013) · Minister of Education and Science (2026-)				[sources]
Education	All Souls College · Doctor of Historical Sciences · Saint Petersburg State University				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-22	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Bulgarian egyptologist

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories343,730

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,688

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata330,978

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,956

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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