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Paul Wolfowitz

Diplomat · Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Paul Wolfowitz is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Paul D. Wolfowitz · Paul Wolfowitz · Pols Volfovics · Πολ Βόλφοβιτς · Пол Волфовитс · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	Doktryna Wolfowitza · Paul D Wolfowitz · Paul D. Wolfowitz · Paul Dundes Wolfowitz · Paul Wolfowitz · 17 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1943-12-22				[sources]
Place of birth	Brooklyn				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States · Global				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
First name	Paul				[sources]
Last name	Wolfowitz				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q219861				[sources]
Position	Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs (1982-1986) · Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Regional Programs In 2003- One of the designers of US military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq and involvement in the crimes committed in Afghanistan and Iraq · Director of Policy Planning (1981-1982) · President of the World Bank Group (2005-2007) · Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (1989-1993) · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	Cornell University · Ithaca High School · University of Chicago				[sources]
Religion	Judaism				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-18	Last processed	2024-12-18	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

American politician and diplomat (born 1943)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-09-28

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Clare Selgin Wolfowitz Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of the World Bank Group	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Iran Ministry of Foreign Affairs	-	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories430,284

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Iran Sanctions List403

Individuals and entities in the sanctions list of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Iran · MFA

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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