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Sergey Michaylovitsj Nikiforov

PEP · Politician

Sergey Michaylovitsj Nikiforov 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	Sergey Michaylovitsj Nikiforov · Никифоров, Сергей Михайлович				[sources]
Alias	Никифоров С. · Никифоров С. М. · Никифоров Сергей Михайлович · Никифоров, Сергей · Сергей Михайлович Никифоров · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1950-08-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Saint Petersburg				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Sergey				[sources]
Last name	Nikiforov				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4319952				[sources]
Position	member of the State Duma				[sources]
Education	Saint Petersburg State University Department of Chemistry				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-11	Last processed	2026-04-11	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Russian politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,823

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories341,406

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions502,256

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Wikidata329,941

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