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Mark Assad

Politician

Mark Assad 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	Mark Assad · Mark Joseph Assad · مارك اساد				[sources]
Birth date	1940-06-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Buckingham				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current) · State government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Joseph · Mark				[sources]
Last name	Assad				[sources]
Political association	Liberal Party of Canada · Quebec Liberal Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3293987				[sources]
Position	Member of the National Assembly of Quebec · member of the House of Commons of Canada (1988-1993) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (1993-1997) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (1997-2000) · member of the House of Commons of Canada (2000-2004)				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-24	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Québécois politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-26

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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