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Denys Shmyhal

Politician

Denys Shmyhal 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	Denis Anatolievich Shmigal · Denis Şmıqal · Denis Šmigal · Denis Šmigalj · Denis Šmihalj · 34 more...				[sources]
Alias	Denis Anatolijowitsj Sjmihal · Denis Șmihal · Denis Șmîhal · Denisz Smihal · Denys Anatoliiovych Shmyhal · 19 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Shmyhal · 丹尼斯·阿纳托利约维奇·什梅哈尔 · 杰尼斯·什梅加尔				[sources]
Birth date	1975-10-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Lviv				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Ukraine				[sources]
Citizenship	Soviet Union · Ukraine				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Denys				[sources]
Last name	Shmyhal				[sources]
Political association	Independent politician				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q66094865				[sources]
Position	Governor of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (2019-2020) · Minister of Communities and Regional Development (2020-2020) · Minister of Defense · Minister of Defense of Ukraine (2025-) · Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020-2025)				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Economic Sciences (2003) · Lviv Polytechnic (-1997)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Ukrainian politician, former Prime Minister of Ukraine (2020–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-11-24

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defense of Ukraine	2025-07-17	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,936

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US CIA World Leaders10,994

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,004

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Wikidata353,624

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: unprot-d3cbe9266de9f74bcd50663e3f1e13e8e87ad7d5 · us-cia-ukraine-denys-shmyhal-minister-of-defense · us-cia-ukraine-denys-shmyhal-prime-minister · unprot-6ab0be17adc21c23750553f5cd2dea2535992edb

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