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Al Francis Bichara

PEP · Politician

Al Francis Bichara 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	Al Francis Bichara · Bichara, Al Francis C.				[sources]
Alias	Al Francis Bichara · Al Francis C. Bichara				[sources]
Birth date	1952-09-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Albay · Ligao				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Country	Philippines				[sources]
Citizenship	Philippines				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Al				[sources]
Political association	Nacionalista Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4703841				[sources]
Position	Governor of Albay (2016-2022) · House of Representatives (member, 2013-2016) · member of the House of Representatives (2013-2016)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-01	Last processed	2026-04-01	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Filipino politician

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

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Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons272,227

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,554

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,442

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,989

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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