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Mohamed Zahir Hussain

PEP · Politician

Mohamed Zahir Hussain 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 Zahir Hussain · মোহাম্মদ জহির হুসেন				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Henveiru				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Maldives				[sources]
First name	Mohamed				[sources]
Last name	Hussain				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q6891566				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	chancellor (2012-2019) · chancellor (2019-2026) · education minister (1979-1990)				[sources]
Education	Al-Azhar University · National University of Malaysia				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2024-09-05

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Maldivian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-02-04

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