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Muhammad Yunus

Politician

Muhammad Yunus 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	Mohamed Junus · Muhamadas Junusas · Muhamed Junus · Muhammad Júnus · Muhammad Yoenoes · 27 more...				[sources]
Alias	Dr Muhammad Yunus · Dr. Muhammad Yunus · Mohamed Yunus · Mohammad Junus · Mohammad Yunus · 19 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Yunus · ဒေါက်တာမိုဟာမက်ယူနွတ်စ် · იუნუსი · ムハンマド・ユヌス · 尤努斯 · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1940-06-28				[sources]
Place of birth	Shikarpur Union				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Bangladesh · Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Bangladesh				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Muhammad				[sources]
Last name	Yunus				[sources]
Political association	Nagorik Shakti				[sources]
Title	His Excellency				[sources]
Website	www.muhammadyunus.org				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q43969				[sources]
Position	Chief Adviser of Bangladesh (2024-) · Interim Prime Minister				[sources]
Education	Chattogram Collegiate School · Chittagong College · Doctor of Philosophy in Economics · University of Colorado · University of Dhaka · 1 more...				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-03	Last processed	2026-02-04	First seen	2024-09-03

Descriptions

Bangladeshi banker, Nobel Peace Prize recipient and the Chief Advisor of Bangladesh

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-05

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Afrozi Yunus Close Associate	spouse	-	-
Monica Yunus Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Interim Prime Minister	2024-08-08	-

Data sources

US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and Government873

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UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,168

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions508,426

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-bangladesh-muhammad-yunus-interim-prime-minister · unprot-e5b07073ed441ba69099d1736031bc72e1bdb6ae · unprot-41a274df0e4f330eadb98c1bade24b8b5f17f166

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