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Abdul Rashid Dostum

Military · PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Abdul Rashid Dostum 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	Abdul Rachid Dostom · Abdul Rashid Dostam · Abdul Rashid Dostum · Abdul Raszid Dostum · Abdul Rašid Dostum · 17 more...				[sources]
Alias	Abdul Dostum · Abdul Raschid Dostam · Abdul Raschid Dostum · Abdul Rashid Dostom · Abdul Rashid Do‘stum · 19 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Dostom · Dostum · Достум · Дустум · Дустумистан · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-03-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Jowzjan Province				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Afghanistan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Political association	National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan · People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan				[sources]
Website	web.archive.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q331702				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Vice President of Afghanistan (2014-2020)				[sources]
Religion	Sunni Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Afghan politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,378

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

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