| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SHAMLAKH, Zuhair · Shamlakh Zuheir · Zuhair Shamlakh · Zuheir Shamlakh · לח זהיר יונס שמ · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | SHAMALCH, Zuhir Yunes Hammed · SHAMLAKH, Zuheir · SHMALACH, Zahir Younes · Zahir Younes Shamlack · Zahir Younes Shmalach · | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Occupied Palestinian Territories | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Palestine | [sources] | |||
| Country | Palestine | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Palestine | [sources] | |||
| First name | Zahir · Zuhair · Zuheir · Zuhir · לח · | [sources] | |||
| ID Number | 905396560 | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Shamalch · Shamlakh · Shmalach · شملخ · זהיר יונס שמ | [sources] | |||
| Middle name | Younes · Yunes Hammed · يونس حامد | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | YCJTFY71XWA3 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Changeur et facilitateur financier du Hamas pour les cryptomonnaies · Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies | [sources] | |||
| Address | Gaza · Gaza, Occupied Palestinian Territories · State of Palestine | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
National ID Number 905396560
(Date of UN designation: 2024-06-28)
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.
Function: Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | |||
| Address | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full address | Country | |
| State of Palestine | Palestine | |
| Gaza · Gaza Strip | Palestine | |
| Assets and shares | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asset | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| ARAB TRADING COMPANY CHINA Terrorism · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Hamas including Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades Disqualified · Terrorism · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | Providing support to | - | - | |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to international counter-terrorism | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| France | Direction Générale du Trésor | EU Restrictive Measures Against Supporters Of Hamas And The Palestinian Islamic Jihad | - | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | Special Economic Measures Act | - | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against Persons and Organisations Supporting Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures Against Supporters Of Hamas And The Palestinian Islamic Jihad | - |
| Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Australia's Counter-Terrorism (UNSCR 1373) Sanctions Regime | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures Against Supporters Of Hamas And The Palestinian Islamic Jihad | - |
| Al Mutahadun for Exchange Disqualified · Terrorism · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - |