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Omar José PRIETO FERNÁNDEZ

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Omar José PRIETO FERNÁNDEZ is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	OMAR JOSE PRIETO FERNANDEZ · Omar Jose Prieto Fernandez · Omar José PRIETO FERNÁNDEZ · Omar José Prieto Fernández · Omar Prieto · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	OMAR PRIETO · Omar José Prieto Fernández · Omar Prieto · Omar Prieto Fernández				[sources]
Birth date	1969-05-25				[sources]
Place of birth	Maracaibo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Venezuela				[sources]
Country	Venezuela				[sources]
Citizenship	Venezuela				[sources]
First name	José · OMAR JOSE · Omar · Omar José				[sources]
ID Number	`9761075` · `V-9761075`				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Fernández · PRIETO FERNANDEZ · PRIETO FERNÁNDEZ · Prieto · Prieto Fernandez · 1 more...				[sources]
Middle name	Jose				[sources]
Second name	José				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q45318878				[sources]
Position	Ancien gouverneur de l'État de Zulia · Former governor of Zulia State (2017 - 2021). · governor (2017-2021) · member of the National Assembly of Venezuela				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Address	SAN FRANCISCO, ZULIA, VEN · San Francisco				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-11	Last processed	2024-10-29	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Active member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela PSUV).

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

Former Governor of Zulia State (2017 – 2021). In this position he has undermined democracy and the rule of law in Zulia State. He was sworn in by the non-recognised National Constituent Assembly (ANC), after the legitimate winner of the election refused to be sworn in by the ANC. Omar José Prieto Fernández actively promoted the non-democratic elections for the National Assembly, which took place on 6 Dec 2020. Moreover, in Zulia State he threatened opposition leaders with “house visits” and stated his intention to declare Zulia State independent should an interim government led by Juan Guaidó assume power. Active member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV).

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-11-28

Active member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela PSUV).

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

Active member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela PSUV).

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans, 2024-03-28

Ancien gouverneur de l’État de Zulia (2017-2021). À ce poste, il a porté atteinte à la démocratie et à l’État de droit dans l’État de Zulia. Il a été assermenté par l’Assemblée nationale constituante (ANC), non reconnue, après que le vainqueur légitime des élections a refusé de prêter serment devant l’ANC. Omar José Prieto Fernández a œuvré activement en faveur des élections non démocratiques pour la désignation de l’Assemblée nationale qui se sont tenues le 6 décembre 2020. De plus, dans l’État de Zulia, il a menacé les dirigeants de l’opposition de “visites à domicile” et a indiqué son intention de déclarer l’indépendance de l’État de Zulia si un gouvernement intérimaire dirigé par Juan Guaidó devait arriver au pouvoir. Membre actif du Parti socialiste unifié du Venezuela (PSUV).

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-11-14

Carte d’identité n° V-9761075

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Venezuelan politician

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

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
San Francisco	Venezuela

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`V-9761075`	Venezuela	id-card	-	-
`9761075`	Venezuela	Cedula No.	-	-
`V-9761075`	Venezuela	Other identification number	-	-
`V-9761075`	Venezuela	Other identification number	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the National Assembly of Venezuela	-	-
member of the National Assembly of Venezuela	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 28 March 2018 on measures against Venezuela (RS 946.231.178.5), Annex 1	2021-03-19	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Venezuela	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2021/275 du 22/02/2021 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2022/2194 du 10/11/2022 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063) · (UE) 2023/2500 du 10/11/2023 (UE Venezuela - R (UE) 2017/2063)	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	VEN	2023-11-14	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2019-02-25	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	VEN	2023-11-14	-

Data sources

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,649

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

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

Switzerland · SECO

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,908

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,801

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,625

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

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,410

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata377,203

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

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: fr-ga-3482 · ch-seco-44378 · ca-sema-venezuela-94 · mc-freezes-6aba95dd6be86ea6b95695f9c77fc4c78fee75f9 · eu-fsf-eu-6146-87 · NK-L2nE9WukEvKDsg2wZ6nbVy · ofac-26418 · eu-tb-logical-127494 · ca-sema-94-ve-omar-jose-prieto-fernandez · usgsa-s4mr88hvp · ca-sema-4ae52cff8ef2483d0123a9b5fc19f4d389f23287

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