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Salvador Cienfuegos

Military · Politician

Salvador Cienfuegos 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	Salvador Cienfuego · Salvador Cienfuegos · Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda · سالڤادور سينفويجوس زيپيدا · سلفادور سيينفويغوس · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	サルバドール・シエンフエゴス・セペダ				[sources]
Birth date	1948-06-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Mexico City				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Mexico				[sources]
Citizenship	Mexico				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Salvador				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6117660				[sources]
Position	Commandant of Heroic Military Academy (1997-2000) · Secretary of National Defense (2012-2018) · air attaché				[sources]
Education	Heroico Colegio Militar · National Defense College				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-28	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Mexican army officer and politician

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Bertha Lucía Gutiérrez de Cienfuegos Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Secretary of National Defense	2012-12-01	2018-11-30

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons277,144

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories381,051

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,185

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Wikidata353,676

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