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Ariel Sharon

Politician

Ariel Sharon 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	Ari'el Sharon · Ariel Scharon · Ariel Sharon · Ariel Sharón · Ariel Szaron · 25 more...				[sources]
Alias	A doença de Ariel Sharon · Airiél Searón · Ari'el Scheinermann · Ari'el Sharon · Ariel "Arik" Šaron · 69 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Arik · Sharon · Šarons · שרון · دیسراییلی · 6 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1928-02-26 · 1928-02-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Kfar Malal				[sources]
Death date	2014-01-11				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Israel				[sources]
Country	Israel				[sources]
Citizenship	Israel				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ariel · Arik				[sources]
Last name	Sharon				[sources]
Political association	Kadima · Likud · Shlomtzion · The Israeli Liberal Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q60206				[sources]
Position	Knesset (member, 2003-2006) · Knesset member (1974-1974) · Knesset member (1977-2006) · Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (1977-1981) · Minister of Communications (2003-2003) · 8 more...				[sources]
Education	Hebrew University of Jerusalem · Tel Aviv University				[sources]
Religion	Judaism				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-09	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Prime Minister of Israel from 2001 to 2006

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Omri Sharon Politician	child · father	-	-
Gilad Sharon Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Knesset member	2003-02-17	2006-04-17

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,644

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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