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Yahya Sinwar

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Yahya Sinwar is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Jahja Sinvar · Jahja Sinvars · Jahja Sinwar · Jahja esz-Szinvár · Jahjá Sinvár · 28 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abu Ibrahim · Abu Ibrohim · Jahia Sinwar · Jahja Sinvaras · Jihia al-Sinwar · 25 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	AL-SINWAR, Yehya · SINWAR, Yahya Ibrahim Hassan · SINWAR, Yehia · SINWAR, Yehiyeh · アル・シンワル、イェヒヤ · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1961-01-01 · 1962-10-29 · 1963-12-31				[sources]
Place of birth	Khan Younis, PALESTINIAN TERRITORY, Occupied · Khan Younès (bande de Gaza), · Khan Younès : bande de Gaza · Khan Yunis Camp				[sources]
Death date	2024-10-16				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Palestinian Territories				[sources]
Country	Palestinian Territories				[sources]
Citizenship	Palestinian Territories				[sources]
First name	Yahia · Yahya · Yahya Ibrahim Hassan · Yehia · Yehiyeh · 1 more...				[sources]
Last name	AL-SINWAR · SINOUAR · SINWAR · Sinwar · al-Sinwar				[sources]
Middle name	Hassan · Ibrahim Hassan				[sources]
Second name	Ibrahim				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q22690797				[sources]
Position	Hamas Political Leader in Gaza · chief manager (2024-2024) · regional manager (2017-2024)				[sources]
Education	Islamic University of Gaza				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Address	Gaza · Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-19	Last processed	2024-11-19	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Palestinian politician and Hamas leader (1962–2024)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-10-24

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories · Occupied Palestinian Territories	-
Gaza	Palestinian Territories
Gaza	-

Clients
Client	Role	Start date	End date
Hamas	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Zakariya Ibrahim Sinwar	sibling	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mohammed Sinwar	sibling	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2024/329 du 16/01/2024 (UE personnes impliquées dans des actes de terrorisme - R (UE) 2580/2001)	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Hamas Terrorist Attacks / Attaques terroristes du Hamas	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	TERR	2024-07-26	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1373 (2001)	2024-01-22	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Counter-Terrorism (International)	2023-11-14	-
Federal Public Service Finance	TERR	2024-07-26	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2023-11-14	-
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	2023-12-26	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-

Data sources

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

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

United States · OFAC

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

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

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

Japan · MoF

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

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

Monaco · Monaco

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

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

Australia · DFAT

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

External databases

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

Wikidata377,203

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

Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-11073-93 · ja-mof-0c965c87acb5242eed3cc0312014bb24bb7f439f · ca-sema-1-yahya-sinwar · ofac-18528 · gb-hmt-16185 · mc-freezes-51f4eea6f4b761a7f4f1585699ccdc9754084cf1 · gb-fcdo-cti0050 · ca-sema-2-1-yahya-sinwar · NK-Pvso6tvsdtU3TDBFUyA4hu · ca-sema-1-part-1-1-yahya-sinwar · fr-ga-6921 · ca-sema-8d60cef11eed1ce8d7032973b5cf5b128c6cbc86 · au-dfat-7828-yahya-ibrahim-hassan-sinwar

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