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Kamal Kharazi

PEP · Politician

Kamal Kharazi 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	Kamal Charrazi · Kamal Kharazi · Kamal Xarazi · Kemal Harrazi · Камал Харазі · 7 more...				[sources]
Alias	Kamal Kharasi · Kamal Kharrazi · Sayyid Kamal Kharazi · Seyed Kamal Kharrazi · Сайид Камаль Харази · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ハラジ				[sources]
Birth date	1944-12-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Tehran				[sources]
Death date	2026-04-09				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Iran				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Kamal				[sources]
Last name	Kharazi				[sources]
Political association	Iranian reformists				[sources]
Title	Sayyid				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q435799				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Foreign Affairs Minister of Iran (1997-2005) · Member of the Expediency Discernment Council (2022-2026) · Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations (1989-1997)				[sources]
Education	University of Houston · University of Tehran				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-14	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Iranian academic and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories342,715

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,710

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata330,422

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,029

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sadegh Kharazi PEP	fraternal nephew · relative	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Expediency Discernment Council	2022-09-20	2026-04-09