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Ahmed al-Sharaa

Terrorism · Export controlled · PEP · Politician · Close Associate · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-JAWLANI, Abu Muhammad · Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani · Achmedas al Šara · Ahmad Al-Sharaa · Ahmad Husayn al-SHARA’ · 32 more...[sources]
AliasABU MOHAMED AL-JAWLANI · AL-FATIH · AL-GOLANI, Abu Muhammad · Abou Mohammed Al-Joulani · Abu Mochamadas al Golanis · 56 more...[sources]
Weak aliasABU ASHRAF · Al-Golani · Al-Julani · аль-Джулані · Ҷавлонӣ · 10 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthRiyadh[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
ClassificationNational government (current)[sources]
First nameABU MOHAMMED · Ahmed · Hussein[sources]
Last nameAL-JAWLANI · al-Sharaa[sources]
TitleHis Excellency[sources]
Wikidata IDQ7934206[sources]
PositionPresident · President of the Syrian Arab Republic · President of the Syrian Arab Republic (2025-) · head of state (2024-2025)[sources]
ReligionIslam[sources]
AddressDamascus Syria[sources]
Source linkrewardsforjustice.net · www.cia.gov[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Description: Dark complexion. Height: 1.70 m. Since Jan. 2012, he is the Leader of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137), a Syria-based group listed in May 2014, and previously listed as an alias of Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115) between 30 May 2013 and 13 May 2014. Associated with Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri (QDi.006). Wanted by the Iraqi security forces. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2610 (2021) was concluded on 8 November 2022.

Argentina RePET Sanctions,

President of Syria since 2025

Wikidata non-official source,

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,898

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Israel Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations lists964

Terrorist organizations and individuals as designated by the Israeli government

Israel · NBCTF

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,958

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,489

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Argentina RePET Sanctions864

Public Registry of Persons and Entities linked to acts of Terrorism and their Financing

Argentina · MdJ

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,763

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,072

The UN's list of senior government officials in all of its member states.

DGACM

US CIA World Leaders10,955

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

External databases

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions499,639

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata327,369

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source


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