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Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani

Military · Politician

Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani 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	Faraj Salmin Al-Buhsani · Faraj Salmin al-BAHSANI · فرج سالمين البحسني				[sources]
Alias	Faraj Salmin Al-Bahsani				[sources]
Birth date	1955				[sources]
Place of birth	Ghayl Ba Wazir				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Yemen				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
Political association	Southern Transitional Council				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q31540834				[sources]
Position	Governor of Hadhramaut Governorate (2017-) · Presidential Leadership Council member (2022-2026) · Vice Chairperson, Presidential Council				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-18	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

former member of the Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Presidential Leadership Council member	2022-04-07	2026-01-15

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories383,922

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US CIA World Leaders10,998

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons316,600

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Wikidata334,584

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions526,398

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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