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Arturo Char

Politician

Arturo Char 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	Arturo Char · Arturo Char Chaljub · CHAR CHALJUB ARTURO				[sources]
Alias	Arturo Char · Arturo Char Chaljub				[sources]
Birth date	1967-11-05				[sources]
Place of birth	Barranquilla				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Colombia				[sources]
Country	Colombia				[sources]
Citizenship	Colombia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Arturo				[sources]
Last name	Char				[sources]
Website	www.artrochar.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4801717				[sources]
Position	Senado (member, 2014-2018) · member of the Senate of Colombia · president of the Senate of Colombia (2020-2021)				[sources]
Education	Kennesaw State University				[sources]
Religion	Catholicism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Colombian politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Alejandro Char Politician	sibling	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
president of the Senate of Colombia	2020-07-01	2021-07-01
member of the Senate of Colombia	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Fuad Char Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,134

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,018

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Every Politician57,742

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata353,690

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,654

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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