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Umar Shihab

PEP · Politician · Close Associate

Umar Shihab 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	Umar Shihab · উমর শিহাব				[sources]
Birth date	1939-07-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Sidenreng Rappang				[sources]
Death date	2026-03-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Citizenship	Indonesia				[sources]
First name	Umar				[sources]
Political association	Golkar				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q56524376				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Education	Al-Azhar University (1968) · Alauddin Islamic State University (1966) · Hasanuddin University (1988)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-09	First seen	2023-07-18

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Indonesian islamic scholar

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

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