JUDICIARY & ELECTORAL Profile updated May 2026

Tarek William Saab

Former Attorney General of Venezuela

Born: 1962-09-10 Nationality: Venezuelan Affiliations: PSUV Cohorts: Judiciary & electoral, Executive & cabinet

At a glance

Tarek William Saab is a Venezuelan lawyer who served as Attorney General (Fiscal General de la República) following his appointment by the 2017 National Constituent Assembly — a tenure that lasted nearly a decade.

Who is Tarek William Saab?

Tarek William Saab Halabi is a Venezuelan lawyer, poet, and longtime Bolivarian-government official who served as Ombudsman of Venezuela (2014–2017) before being appointed Attorney General by the National Constituent Assembly in August 2017. He is on the OFAC SDN list under Venezuela-related programs.

Saab's tenure as Attorney General overlapped with the most significant period of foreign-investor litigation against Venezuela — the PDVSA 2020 bond default, the Crystallex writ-of-execution proceedings against CITGO, and a string of high-profile criminal cases against opposition leaders and dissident former officials.

Also known as: Tarek William Saab Halabi.

Career timeline

2014–2017 — Ombudsman of Venezuela
2017 — Appointed Attorney General by the National Constituent Assembly

Network & connections

The following figures are part of Tarek William Saab's direct political, cabinet, or institutional network — useful for compliance teams mapping the wider Venezuelan power structure:

Frequently asked questions

▸ Who is Tarek William Saab?

Tarek William Saab is a Venezuelan lawyer who served as Attorney General of Venezuela starting in 2017, having previously served as Ombudsman (2014–2017). He has been on the OFAC SDN list under Venezuela-related programs.

▸ Is Tarek William Saab the same person as Alex Saab?

No. Tarek William Saab Halabi (the Attorney General) and Alex Nain Saab Moran (a businessman accused of being a frontman for the Maduro government and the subject of a high-profile U.S. extradition case) share a surname but are not closely related. They are two of the most-confused names in Venezuela-related sanctions research.

Sources & further reading

Wikipedia: Tarek William Saab

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