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Zakaria Yahya Al-Shami

Politician

Zakaria Yahya Al-Shami 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	Zakaria Yahya Al-Shami · Zakaria Yahya al-Shami				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Yemen				[sources]
Description	Former Major General of the Houthi group in Yemen. Sent a letter of invitation to the Ministry of Military Equipment of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Tosong Technology Trading Corporation (KPe.015), a Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation (KOMID. KPe.001) subsidiary, to meet in Damascus “to discuss the issue of the transfer of technology and other matters of mutual interest”. According to the Member State “a protocol of cooperation between Yemen and North Korea” was then negotiated involving “Naif Ahmad Al Qanis, Houthi ambassador in Damascus and Syrian arms broker Hussein Al Ali”.				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q114870648				[sources]
Position	Minister of Transport (2016-)				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-12-17	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Yemeni politician

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

Relationships

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Houthi Movement	Major General	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Transport	2016-11-28	-
Minister of Transport	2016-11-28	-

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,518

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United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons247,660

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Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories432,164

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Wikidata · non-official source

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Wikidata384,699

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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