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Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov

Person of interest · Political · Sanctioned entity

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Aleksander Šarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich ZHAROV · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov · Aleksandr Jarov · Aleksandr Zharov · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	Aleksander Aleksandrovič Šarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Jarov · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Zharov · Aleksandr Zharov · Alexander Aleksandrovich ZHAROV · 11 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1964-07-11 · 1964-08-11 · 1964-09-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Chelyabinsk · Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia · Chelyabinsk, Russia · м. Челябінськ, РФ · м. Челябінськ, Російська Федерація				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Russia · Soviet Union				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
First name	Aleksandr · Aleksandr Aleksandrovich · Alexander · АЛЕКСАНДР				[sources]
INN	`772455243692`				[sources]
Keywords	National government · Керівництво медіа-компаній				[sources]
Last name	ZHAROV · Zharov · ЖАРОВ				[sources]
Patronymic	АЛЕКСАНДРОВИЧ				[sources]
Second name	Aleksandrovich				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q11756298				[sources]
Position	CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding · Director of the Federal Security Service · Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media · Organizers of political repressions · Propagandists · 7 more...				[sources]
Education	Candidate of Sciences in Medicine · Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration · South Ural State Medical University				[sources]
Source link	sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2022-05-18				[sources]
Modified on	2023-12-02				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-21	Last checked	2024-05-07	First seen	2022-01-01

Descriptions

CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of Gazprom-Media Holding

— New Zealand Russia Sanctions, 2024-03-21

Russian propagandist: general director of Gazprom Media Holding; chairman of the Board of DIrectors of TNT TV channel

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-11-03

CEO of the Gazprom-Media. This media holding owns and manages several significant media assets of Russian propaganda: Russian and international TV channels, radio stations, publications, film companies, Internet resources and sales houses. The holding also owns the Russian video hosting Rutube, which should become a completely government-controlled replacement for YouTube after its blocking.

— ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers non-official source, 2023-05-09

head of Roscomnadzor

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

Relationships

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
Акционерное общество "Газпром-Медиа Холдинг"	ГЕНЕРАЛЬНЫЙ ДИРЕКТОР	2020-04-01	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Director of the Federal Security Service	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
National Security and Defense Council	23/2023	2023-01-15	2033-01-15
National Security and Defense Council	126/2018	2018-05-14	2021-05-14
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Russia Sanctions Act 2022	2022-12-13	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Russia	2022	-
National Security and Defense Council	266/2021	2021-06-24	2024-06-24
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Russia / Russie	-	-
National Security and Defense Council	176/2018	2018-06-21	2021-06-21
National Agency on Corruption Prevention	-	2023-01-15	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Russia)	2022-05-18	-
National Security and Defense Council	23/2023	2023-01-15	-

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List29,116

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,918

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,070

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

ACF List of bribetakers and warmongers7,943

A list of key Russian decision-makers from government and business composed by ACF/FBK, the anti-corruption investigative organization founded by Alexei Navalny

Russia · Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) · non-official source

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,116

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,102

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,903

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

New Zealand Russia Sanctions1,657

The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.

New Zealand · Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

External databases

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

Russian Unified State Register of Legal Entities (EGRUL)135,802

Companies database of the Russian Federation as maintained and published by the Federal Tax Service.

External dataset · Russia · Федеральная Налоговая Служба

Wikidata224,183

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

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