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Abdul Rauf al-Kasm

Politician

Abdul Rauf al-Kasm 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	Abd ar-Ra’uf al-Kasm · Abdul Rauf al-Kasm · Abdürrauf Kasım · Αμπντούλ Ραούφ αλ-Κασμ · Абдул Рауф Касим · 5 more...				[sources]
Alias	Abd ar-Rauf al-Kasm · عبدالرؤوف الكسم				[sources]
Weak alias	阿卜杜勒·拉乌夫·卡西姆 · 阿卜杜勒·拉烏夫·卡什姆				[sources]
Birth date	1932				[sources]
Place of birth	Damascus				[sources]
Death date	2025-10-19				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Citizenship	Syria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Al-Kasm				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q317430				[sources]
Position	Governor of Damascus (1979-1980) · Prime Minister of Syria (1980-1987)				[sources]
Education	Faculty of Humanities Damascus University (-1953) · Istanbul University · University of Geneva (-1963)				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-01	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Syrian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Abd al-Razzaq Halabi Close Associate	relative · sororal nephew	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Syria	1980-01-09	1987-11-01

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