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Wael Abou Faour

Politician

Wael Abou Faour 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	Vail Ebu Favr · Wael Abou Faour · Wael Abu Faour · Waël Abou Faour · وائل أبو فاعور · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Wael Abu Faour · Wael Wahbe Abu Faour · Waël Abou Faour · وائل أبو فاعور · وائل ابوفاعور				[sources]
Birth date	1972				[sources]
Place of birth	Hasbaya				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Lebanon				[sources]
Country	Lebanon				[sources]
Citizenship	Lebanon				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3566888				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Lebanon · Minister of Industry of Lebanon (2019-2020) · Minister of Public Health of Lebanon (2014-2016) · Minister of Social Affairs (2011-2014) · Parliament (member, 2009-2017)				[sources]
Education	American University of Beirut				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-15	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Lebanese politician

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

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Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,874

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,099

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Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,079

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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