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Omar Paganini

PEP · Politician

Omar Paganini 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	Omar Paganini · عمر باجانينى · عمر پگنی نی · オマール・パガニーニ · 奥马尔·帕加尼尼				[sources]
Alias	Omar Ignacio Paganini Herrera				[sources]
Birth date	1962-06-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Montevideo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Uruguay				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Omar				[sources]
Last name	Herrera				[sources]
Political association	National Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q96276487				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining (Uruguay) (2020-2023)				[sources]
Education	Catholic University of Uruguay · University of the Republic				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-21	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Uruguayan electrical engineer, politician and professor

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

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Sandra Boragno Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining	2020-03-01	2023-11-04

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons286,840

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata337,012

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions545,378

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-uruguay-omar-paganini-minister-of-foreign-relations · unprot-00a9e8078a4000e9735a350b0c69eec5f162decd

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