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Muhammad Naji al-Otari

Politician

Muhammad Naji al-Otari 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	Mohammed Naji al-Otari · Muhammad Nadschi al-Utri · Muhammad Nadżi al-Utri · Muhammad Naji al-Otari · Muhammad Naji al-Utri · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	Muhammad Naji Etri · Muhammad Naji al Otari · Muhammed Naci el-Utri · Nadschi Otri · Nadschi al-Utri · 10 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Al-Utri				[sources]
Birth date	1944				[sources]
Place of birth	Aleppo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Citizenship	Syria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Muhammad				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q336406				[sources]
Position	Prime Minister of Syria (2003-2011) · Speaker of the Parliament of Syria (2003-2003)				[sources]
Education	University of Aleppo				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-09-08	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Syrian and political engineer was the Prime Minister of Syria between 2003 to 2011. Free names of Assad and Mahand Dabbagh

— 2023-04-20

مهندس وسياسي سوري كان رئيس وزراء سوريا في الفترة ما بين العام 2003 إلى العام 2011. خال أسماء الأسد ومهند دباغ

— 2023-04-20

Syrian politician

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

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Prime Minister of Syria	2003	2011-04-14
Prime Minister of Syria	2003-01-01

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