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Bank Melli Iran

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

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	BANK MELLI IRAN · Bank Melli · Bank Melli Iran · Bank Melli Iran (Hamburg Branch)				[sources]
Other name	Bank Melli · Bank Melli Iran (including all branches) and subsidiaries · Melli Bank · National Bank of Iran				[sources]
Weak alias	BMI				[sources]
Incorporation date	1927-05-08 · 1965-02-15				[sources]
Legal form	BANK · Rechtsform ausländischen Rechts HRB				[sources]
Jurisdiction	Germany · Iran				[sources]
Country	United Arab Emirates · Azerbaijan · Germany · France · United Kingdom · 5 more...				[sources]
Registration number	`60` · `HRB 10813`				[sources]
LEI	391200Y7BOFEZOE3X484 · 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39				[sources]
OpenCorporates URL	opencorporates.com · opencorporates.com · opencorporates.com · opencorporates.com · opencorporates.com · 5 more...				[sources]
PermID	`4298167680` · `5000681350`				[sources]
Phone	+4940360000 · +982166721448				[sources]
SWIFT/BIC	`MELIDE21` · `MELIDEH1` · `MELIFRP1` · `MELIFRPP` · `MELIIRT1`				[sources]
Website	www.bankmelli.de · www.bmi.ir				[sources]
Status	ACTIVE · Active				[sources]
Address	23 Nobel Avenue, Baku · 43 AVENUE MONTAIGNE 75008 PARIS FRANCE · 43 Avenue Montaigne 75008 PARIS FRANCE · 43 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris · 767 5th Ave, 44th Fl, 10153 New York · 23 more...				[sources]
Source link	permid.org · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2016-01-17				[sources]
Modified on	2024-01-22				[sources]
Last changed	2024-02-01	Last checked	2024-04-26	First seen	2023-03-16

Descriptions

Providing or attempting to provide financial support for companies which are involved in or procure goods for Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes (AIO, SHIG, SBIG, AEOI, Novin Energy Company, Mesbah Energy Company, Kalaye Electric Company and DIO). Bank Melli serves as a facilitator for Iran’s sensitive activities. It has facilitated numerous purchases of sensitive materials for Iran’s nuclear and missile programmes. It has provided a range of financial services on behalf of entities linked to Iran’s nuclear and missile industries, including opening letters of credit and maintaining accounts. Many of the above companies have been designated by UNSCRs 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007). Bank Melli continues in this role, by engaging in a pattern of conduct which supports and facilitates Iran’s sensitive activities. Using its banking relationships, it continues to provide support for, and financial services to, UN and EU listed entities in relation to such activities. It also acts on behalf of, and at the direction of such entities, including Bank Sepah, often operating through their subsidiaries and associates.

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

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— US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Bank Melli Iran Building, Ferdowsi Avenue, 11365-144 Tehran	Iran
No. 136 Mirdamad Boulevard, Opposite Al-ghadir Mosque, Tehran	Iran
PO Box 1420, 10153 New York	United States
PO Box 2643, Ruwi, 112, Muscat	Oman
PO Box 3093, Ahmed Seddiqui Bldg, Khalid Bin El-Walid St, Bur-Dubai, Dubai	United Arab Emirates
PO Box 2656, Liva Street, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates
PO Box 248, Hamad Bin Abdulla St, Fujairah	United Arab Emirates
PO Box 1888, Clock Tower, Industrial Rd, Al Ain Club Bldg, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates
Postfach 112 129, Holzbruecke 2, 20421, Hamburg	Germany
43 Avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris	France
Room 704-6, Wheelock Hse, 20 Pedder St	Hong Kong SAR China
767 5th Ave, 44th Fl, 10153 New York	United States
23 Nobel Avenue, Baku	Azerbaijan
P.O. Box 11365-171, Tehran, Ferdowsi Avenue, Iran	Iran
Ferdowsi Avenue - PO Box 11365-171, Tehran	Iran
PO Box 1894, Baniyas St, Deira, Dubai	United Arab Emirates
PO Box 459, Al Borj St, Sharjah	United Arab Emirates
PO Box 1894, Al Wasl Rd, Jumeirah, Dubai	United Arab Emirates
Al Ashar Estiqlal Street - Hal Al Zohor, Basra	Iraq
98a Kensington High Street, W8 4SG London	United Kingdom
Bank Melli Iran Bldg, 111 St 24, 929 Arasat, Baghdad	Iraq
PO Box 5270, Oman Street Al Nakheel, Ras Al-Khaimah	United Arab Emirates

Assets and shares
Asset	Percentage held	Start date	End date
BANK MELLI IRAN	-	1971-01-21	-
MB Bank	-	-	-
Tose-e Melli Group Investment Company	-	-	-
Future Bank B.S.C.	-	-	-
Bank Kargoshaee	-	-	-
Arian Bank	-	-	-
MELLI BANK PLC	-	-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Assa Corporation Ltd	related-to	-	-
Melli Agrochemical Company PJS	related-to	-	-
Shomal Cement Company	related-to	-	-
Mahmoud Reza Khavari	related-to	-	-
Bank Kargoshaee	related-to	-	-
MELLI BANK PLC	related-to	-	-
Mehr Cayman Ltd	related-to	-	-
Melli Investment Holding International	related-to	-	-
Mazandaran Cement Company	related-to	-	-
MB Bank	related-to	-	-
Assa Corporation	related-to	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE	Providing support to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 11 November 2015 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), annexes 5-7	-	2016-01-17

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

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

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,645

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 · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

Business Identifier Code (BIC) Reference Data56,385

Reference data for SWIFT BIC code, including bank names and addresses.

Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT)

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,477

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

External databases

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

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Reference Data54,072

A concatenated data file of all entities which have been issued Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) codes.

External dataset · Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) · non-official source

OpenCorporates966

The largest open database of company data in the world, with data from over 140 registries.

External dataset · OpenCorporates.com · non-official source

LSEG PermID Open Data2,452

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/Refinitiv · non-official source

Source data IDs: bic-MELIFRP1 · oc-companies-fr-712003771 · ofac-25578 · oc-companies-de-k1101r-hrb10813 · oc-companies-fr-805119252 · oc-companies-de-r1101-hrb14085 · lei-391200Y7BOFEZOE3X484 · oc-companies-gb-br001832 · oc-companies-hk-f0003948 · lei-549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39 · oc-companies-us-ca-0824894 · oc-companies-gb-fc005874 · ch-seco-8909 · oc-companies-de-m1201-hrb13811 · oc-companies-us-ca-c0824894 · oc-companies-de-d2601v-hrb48823 · bic-MELIFRPP

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