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Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman

PEP · Politician

Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman 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	Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman · محمد مرسل شيخ عبد الرحمن · محمد مرسل شیخ عبد الرحمن · モハメド・ムルサル・シェイク・アブドゥラフマン				[sources]
Alias	Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman				[sources]
Weak alias	モハメド・ムルサル・シェイク・アブドゥラマン · モハメド・ムーサル・シェイク・アブドゥラフマン				[sources]
Birth date	1957				[sources]
Place of birth	Baidoa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Somalia				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Mohamed				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6891386				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Speaker of the House of the People (2018-2022) · ambassador of Somalia · defence minister (2017-2018) · energy minister · member of parliament				[sources]
Last change	2026-05-03	Last processed	2026-05-19	First seen	2023-04-20

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Somalian politician

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

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories358,284

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