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Zuheir Shamlakh

Sanctioned entity

Zuheir Shamlakh is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	SHAMLAKH, Zuhair · Shamlakh Zuheir · ZUHEIR SHAMLAKH · Zuhair SHAMLAKH · Zuhair Shamlakh · 3 more...				[sources]
Other name	Zahir Younes Shmalach · Zuhair Shamlakh · Zuheir Shamlakh · Zuhir Yunes Hammed Shamalch · زهير شملخ · 1 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	SHAMALCH, Zuhir Yunes Hammed · SHAMLAKH, Zuheir · SHMALACH, Zahir Younes · シャマラーク・ズヒール・ユーヌス・ハンメド · シャムラーク・ズヘイル · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1980-11-15				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Palestinian Territories				[sources]
Country	Palestinian Territories				[sources]
First name	Zahir · Zuhair · Zuhair · Zuheir · Zuheir · 3 more...				[sources]
ID Number	`905396560`				[sources]
Last name	Shamalch · Shamlakh · Shamlakh · Shamlakh · Shmalach · 4 more...				[sources]
Middle name	Younes · Yunes Hammed · يونس حامد				[sources]
Position	Changeur et facilitateur financier du Hamas pour les cryptomonnaies · Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies				[sources]
Address	Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2024-01-22

Descriptions

Zuheir Shamlakh is a financial facilitator and money changer who enables financial transfers from Iran to Hamas. He uses his companies Al-Markaziya li-Siarafa and Arab China Trading Company to channel funds to the Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. Zuheir Shamlakh was instrumental in Hamas’ shift towards cryptocurrencies to avoid being detected by Israeli authorities. Zuheir Shamlakh therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-08-23

Function: Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-07-09

Zuheir Shamlakh est un facilitateur financier et un changeur qui permet des transferts financiers de l’Iran vers le Hamas. Il utilise ses sociétés Al-Markaziya li-Siarafa et Arab China Trading Company pour acheminer des fonds vers les brigades Izz al-Din al Qassam, la branche militaire du Hamas. Zuheir Shamlakh a joué un rôle déterminant dans le passage du Hamas aux cryptomonnaies afin d’éviter d’être détecté par les autorités israéliennes. Zuheir Shamlakh participe donc au financement du Hamas.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2024-06-28

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Gaza	-

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Al-Markaziya Li-Siarafa	-	-	-
Arab China Trading Company	-	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`905396560`	Palestinian Territories	National ID No.	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Hamas	Providing support to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures against persons and organisations supporting Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad	2024-07-09	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2024-01-22	-
Ministry of Finance	テロリスト等 / 米国等が資産凍結等の措置を実施した個人及び団体	2024-03-05	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2024/1838 du 28/06/2024 (UE Hamas - Jihad islamique palestinien - R (UE) 2024/386)	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Counter-Terrorism (International)	2024-01-22	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	HAM	2024-06-28	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	HAM	2024-06-28	-
Global Affairs Canada	Hamas Terrorist Attacks / Attaques terroristes du Hamas	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

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

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

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,986

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

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

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

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

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

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

Monaco · Monaco

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

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

United States · OFAC

Source data IDs: ofac-47000 · eu-tb-logical-167689 · eu-fsf-eu-11881-39 · mc-freezes-63ebed1a530e7e241445690b6c47f7811aab83e6 · ch-seco-76434 · fr-ga-7601 · gb-hmt-16343 · ca-sema-c853c5cfba6a7e8f19497d0db139c529d75d90a9 · gb-fcdo-cti0065 · ja-mof-5c5c3f38b59e63b16f211118839b3400b093e307

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