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Bashar Jaafari

Diplomat · Politician

Bashar Jaafari 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	Baschar Dschafari · Bashar Jaafari · Bashshor Jaʼfariy · Beşşar Caferi · Bəşşar Cəfəri · 9 more...				[sources]
Alias	Baschar al-Dschafari · Bashar Ja'afari · Bashshār Jaʻfarī · Башар Джаафари · Башар аль-Джафари · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1956-04-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Damascus				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Citizenship	Syria				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Bashar				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4866775				[sources]
Position	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria (2020-2022) · Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations (2006-2020) · ambassador of Syria to Russia (2022-2025)				[sources]
Education	Damascus University · University of Paris				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Last change	2025-11-16	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Syrian diplomat

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sheherazade Jaafari Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations	2006-07-31	2020-11-22
ambassador of Syria to Russia

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,027

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,134

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,654

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