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Abdisalam Omer

PEP · Politician

Abdisalam Omer 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	Abdisalam Omer · ابديسالام اومير · عبد السلام حاج عمر · アブディサラーム・ハドリエ・オマール				[sources]
Alias	Abdisalan Hadliye Omar				[sources]
Birth date	1955				[sources]
Place of birth	Awdal Region				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Somalia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Political association	independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4665003				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Foreign Affairs (2015-2017)				[sources]
Education	Boston College · Oklahoma State University · University of Tennessee				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-13	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

Somali economist and politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons278,406

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories345,378

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