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Omar García Harfuch

Politician · Close Associate

Omar García Harfuch 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 Garcia Harfuch · Omar García Harfuch · Ομάρ Γκαρσία Χαρφούτς · Омар Гарсія Харфуч · 奥马尔·加西亚·阿尔富奇				[sources]
Alias	Omar Hamid García Harfuch · Omar Harfuch				[sources]
Birth date	1982-02-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Cuernavaca				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Mexico				[sources]
Classification	Local government (past) · National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Hamid · Omar				[sources]
Last name	García · Harfuch				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q96677616				[sources]
Position	Secretary of Security & Citizen Protection · Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection (2024-) · Secretary of Security of Mexico City (2019-2023) · director (2016-2018)				[sources]
Education	Universidad Intercontinental · Universidad del Valle de México				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2026-02-26	Last processed	2026-02-26	First seen	2024-09-08

Descriptions

Mexican police officer and politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-08

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Marcelino García Paniagua Close Associate	relative · uncle	-	-
María Harfuch Hidalgo Close Associate

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Secretary of Security of Mexico City	2019-10-04	2023-09-09

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Marcelo García Morales Politician	paternal half-brother · relative	-	-

Data sources

US CIA World Leaders10,958

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,292

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,165

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,185

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata326,007

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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