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Ansar Bank

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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 · Ansar Finance and Credit Fund · Ansar Financial and Credit Institute · 8 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]
Registration number	not available				[sources]
E-Mail	info@ansarbank.com · info@ansarbank.net				[sources]
PermID	`5044098953`				[sources]
Phone	+98 2122815280 5 · +982122810046 (fax) · +982122815280				[sources]
Website	www.ansarbank.com · www.ansarbank.ir				[sources]
Status	Active				[sources]
Address	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				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · permid.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2011-05-24				[sources]
Modified on	2022				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-19	Last checked	2024-04-19	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 Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran	Iran
Tehran, No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, Ansar Building, North Khaje Nasir Street, Iran	Iran
Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran	-
Tehran, North Khaje Nasir Street [Ansar Building], IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	Iran
n° 539, North Pasdaran Avenue, Téhéran	Iran
Tehran, 539 North Pasdaran Avenue, Tehran, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF)	Iran
Building No. 539, North Pasdaran Street, 19575-497 Tehran	Iran
Ansar Building, North Khaje Nasir Street, Téhéran	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
Iranian Atlas Company	-	-	-
Bonyad Taavon Sepah	-	-	-
Ansar Exchange	-	-	-
Ansar Information Technology Company	-	-	-
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
Revolutionary Guard Corps	-	-	-
Bonyad Taavon Sepah	-	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Iran (Nuclear)	2020	-
Federal Public Service Finance	IRN	2011-05-24	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Iran)	2024-01-12	-
Global Affairs Canada	Iran	-	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(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)	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
European External Action Service	IRN	2011-05-24	-
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	-	-

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,891

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

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)

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,313

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,607

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,406

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,240

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,063

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

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

French Freezing of Assets6,267

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 · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

External databases

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

LSEG PermID Open Data2,450

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: NK-UHqKYTUY4wy7ivJ32SxU53 · permid-5044098953 · ofac-12478 · ca-sema-iran-1-88 · NK-bUMECxqwNfeeafZbstCGrE · fr-ga-1833 · au-dfat-1972-ansar-bank · gb-hmt-named-ansar-bank · gb-hmt-11581 · ca-sema-1-88-ir-ansar-bank · ch-seco-9650 · eu-fsf-eu-2405-72

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