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Mohammad Azam Karimi

Military · PEP

Mohammad Azam Karimi 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	Mohammad Azam Karimi · شير محمد كاريمى · شیر محمد کریمی · シェール・ムハンマド・カリーミー · 谢尔·穆罕默德·卡里米				[sources]
Birth date	1945-11-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Khost Province				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Afghanistan				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q7494626				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Chief of General Staff (2010-2015)				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-14	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2024-10-17

Descriptions

General in the Afghan army

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata337,028

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