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Ansar Bank

Sanctioned entity

Ansar Bank is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	ANSAR BANK · Ansae Institute · Ansar Bank · Ansar Finance and Credit Fund · Ansar Financial and Credit Institute · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	ANSAR FINANCE AND CREDIT FUND · ANSAR FINANCIAL AND CREDIT INSTITUTE · Ansae Institute · Ansae Institute, · Ansar Finance and Credit Fund · 13 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ANSAR AL-MOJAHEDIN NO-INTEREST LOAN INSTITUTE · ANSAR INSTITUTE · ANSAR SAVING AND INTEREST FREE-LOANS FUND				[sources]
Incorporation date	2010-05-29				[sources]
Legal form	Banking				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	Iran				[sources]
E-Mail	info@ansarbank.com · info@ansarbank.net				[sources]
PermID	`5044098953`				[sources]
Phone	+98 2122815280 5 · +982122810046 (fax) · +982122815280				[sources]
Registration number	`FUFDVH4KTG94`				[sources]
Website	www.ansarbank.com · www.ansarbank.ir				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	Ansar Building, North Khaje Nasir Street, Téhéran · Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Street, 19575-497 Tehran · Central Building, No. 539, Near To Shahib Gharanie, Northern Pasdaran St, P.O.Box: 19575, Tehran, TEHRAN, Iran · TEHRAN, BUILDING NO. 539, NORTH PASDARAN STREET, 19575-497, IRN · Tehran, Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, 19575 497, Iran · 1 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-11-06	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

info@ansarbank.com; www.ansarbank.com

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Bonyad Taavon Sepah created Ansar Bank to provide financial and credit services to IRGC personnel. Initially, Ansar Bank operated as a credit union and transitioned in to a fully fledged bank in mid 2009, upon receiving a licence from Iran's Central bank. Ansar Bank, formerly known as Ansar al Mojahedin, has been linked to the IRGC for over 20 years. IRGC members received their salaries through Ansar bank. In addition, Ansar bank provided special benefits to IRGC personnel, including reduced rates for home furnishings and free, or reduced-cost, health care. Date of listing: 23.05.2011

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Bonyad Taavon Sepah created Ansar Bank to provide financial and credit services to IRGC personnel. Initially, Ansar Bank operated as a credit union and transitioned into a fully fledged bank in mid 2009, upon receiving a licence from Iran’s Central bank. Ansar Bank, formerly known as Ansar al Mojahedin, has been linked to the IRGC for over 20 years. IRGC members received their salaries through Ansar bank. In addition, Ansar bank provided special benefits to IRGC personnel, including reduced rates for home furnishings and free, or reduced-cost, health care.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Bonyad Taavon Sepah created Ansar Bank to provide financial and credit services to IRGC personnel. Initially, Ansar Bank operated as a credit union and transitioned in to a fully fledged bank in mid 2009, upon receiving a licence from Iran's Central bank. Ansar Bank, formerly known as Ansar al Mojahedin, has been linked to the IRGC for over 20 years. IRGC members received their salaries through Ansar bank. In addition, Ansar bank provided special benefits to IRGC personnel, including reduced rates for home furnishings and free, or reduced-cost, health care. Date of listing: 23.05.2011

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2023-04-20

Appartient au Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC) - Bonyad Taavon Sepah a créé l'Ansar Bank pour fournir des services financiers et de crédit au personnel de l'IRGC

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

Adresse : IRAN : n° 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Téhéran, IRAN : Ansar Building, North Khaje Nasir Street, Téhéran

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

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran · Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, 19575 497 · Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Street, 19575-497 Tehran	Iran
Tehran, 539 North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	Iran
Tehran, North Khaje Nasir Street [Ansar Building], IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	Iran
Tehran, No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, Ansar Building, North Khaje Nasir Street, Iran	Iran

Agents
Agent	Role	Start date	End date
Ayatollah Ebrahimi	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Ansar Information Technology Company	-	-	-
Iranian Atlas Company	-	-	-
Bonyad Taavon Sepah	-	-	-
Ansar Exchange	-	-	-
Ansar Bank Brokerage Company	-	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qods Force	Providing support to	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	-	-	-
Bonyad Taavon Sepah	-	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Iran)	2024-01-12	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 267/2012 du 23/03/2012 (UE Iran prolifération - R (UE) 267/2012) · (UE) 503/2011 du 23/05/2011 (UE Iran prolifération - R (UE) 267/2012)	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	IRN	2011-05-24	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Iran (Sanctions) (Nuclear) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Global Affairs Canada	Iran	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 11 November 2015 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), annexes 5-7	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	IRN	2011-05-24	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Iran (Nuclear)	2020-12-31	-

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,883

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

United States · OFAC

US SAM Procurement Exclusions121,288

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

United States · GSA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,555

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

Monaco · Monaco

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,657

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

French National Asset Freezing System5,112

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

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,257

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

Australia · DFAT

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,782

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,411

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,356

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,467

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

Switzerland · SECO

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,250

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

External databases

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

PermID Open Data2,708

Permanent Identifier (PermID) is a reference data spine offered by LSEG/Refinitiv to help create unique identifiers for organizations that are publicly listed.

External dataset · LSEG · non-official source

Source data IDs: ca-sema-1-88-ir-ansar-bank · ca-sema-iran-1-88 · au-dfat-1972-ansar-bank · NK-UHqKYTUY4wy7ivJ32SxU53 · fr-ga-1833 · gb-hmt-11581 · ofac-12478 · gb-fcdo-inu0048 · permid-5044098953 · gb-hmt-named-ansar-bank · ca-sema-ca0f9292ff56508b4d19d657b5b79b2589282a7d · ch-seco-9650 · eu-fsf-eu-2405-72 · usgsa-s4mr3r97x · NK-bUMECxqwNfeeafZbstCGrE · mc-freezes-5f950702fe4bf7869f935673912114a76627c9f5

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