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Mohammed Issam Shammout

Disqualified · Sanctioned entity

Mohammed Issam Shammout is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Issam Shammout · MUHAMMAD ISAM MUHAMMAD ANWAR NUR SHAMMOUT · Mohamed Essam Shammout · Mohammed Issam Shammout · Mr. Mohammed Issam Shammout · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Essam · Issam · Mohamed · Mohamed Essam Shammout · Mohammed · 8 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1971-08-26 · 1975-08-26				[sources]
Place of birth	232, Tanzeem Kafarsus, Damas · 232, Tanzeem Kafarsus, Damas : SYRIE · 232, Tanzeem Kafarsus, Damascus, Syria · 232, Tanzeem Kafarsus, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic · Damascus · 2 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom · Lebanon · Syria · Türkiye				[sources]
Citizenship	Syria				[sources]
Country of birth	Syria				[sources]
First name	Issam · Mohamed · Mohamed Essam · Mohammed · Mohammed Issam · 6 more...				[sources]
ICIJ ID	17553				[sources]
Last name	Shammout · شموط				[sources]
Middle name	Isam Muhammad Anwar Nur				[sources]
Passport number	`006327129`				[sources]
Second name	Essam · Issam · عصام				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q131403939				[sources]
Position	Owner and chairman of the board of directors of the airline “Cham Wings”. Head of the Shammout Group active in the automotive, steel, aviation, freight forwarding, constructions, and real estate sectors. · Propriétaire et président du conseil d'administration de la compagnie aérienne “Cham Wings” · Président du groupe Shammout				[sources]
Address	17-18 MARGARET STREET, 4TH FLOOR, LONDON W1W 8RP · AL KOLAA, BEIRUT 151515 · CUMHURIYET MAH. KAVAKLI SAN ST. FULYA, CAD. HAZAR SOK. NO. 14/A SILIVRI, ISTANBUL · PHILIPS BUILDING, 4TH FLOOR, AL FARDOUS STREET, DAMASCUS				[sources]
Publishing source	Offshore Leaks				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · offshoreleaks.icij.org · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-06-20	Last processed	2025-07-02	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Issam Shammout is the owner and chairman of the board of directors of the airline “Cham Wings” and head of the Shammout Group, active in the automotive, steel, aviation, freight forwarding, construction, and real estate sectors. Cham Wings transported weapons for the former al-Assad regime. In this capacity, Issam Shammout is a leading businessperson operating in Syria linked to the former al-Assad regime.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2025-06-20

Issam Shammout is the owner and chairman of the board of directors of the airline “Cham Wings” and head of the Shammout Group, active in the automotive, steel, aviation, freight forwarding, construction, and real estate sectors. Cham Wings transported weapons for the former al-Assad regime. In this capacity, Issam Shammout is a leading businessperson operating in Syria linked to the former al-Assad regime.

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2025-05-28

The Offshore Leaks data is current through 2010

— ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database non-official source, 2023-07-26

Issam Shammout est propriétaire et président du conseil d’administration de la compagnie aérienne “Cham Wings” et président du groupe Shammout, actif dans les secteurs de l’automobile, de l’acier, de l’aviation, du transit de marchandises, de la construction et de l’immobilier. Cham Wings a transporté des armes pour l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. À ce titre, Issam Shammout est un homme d’affaires influent exerçant ses activités en Syrie en lien avec l’ancien régime d’al-Assad.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2025-06-06

Disqualified

— UK Companies House Disqualified Directors, 2025-04-10

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2025-04-09

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOITCE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RNEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, R.F. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED,TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TFO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED,TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICED ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICED ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NTOICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US BIS Denied Persons List, 2025-05-15

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL), 2024-11-04

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RNEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, R.F. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL), 2024-11-04

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL), 2024-11-04

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICED ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL), 2024-11-04

FR NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE UPDATED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED,TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TDO RENEWAL ADDED, F.R. NOTICE ADDED, ADDITION, F.R. NOTICE ADDED; TDO RENEWAL; F.R. NOTICE ADDED, TFO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED,TDO RENEWAL, F.R. NOTICE ADDED

— US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL), 2024-11-04

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United Kingdom	The Insolvency Service		2025-04-09	-
France	Direction Générale du Trésor		-	-
United States of America	Office of Foreign Assets Control		-	-
European Union	Council of the European Union		-	-
Belgium	Federal Public Service Finance		2022-07-21	-
European Union	Council of the European Union		-	-
United Kingdom	Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK		2022-07-26	-
Switzerland	State Secretariat for Economic Affairs		2022-09-28	-
European Union	Council of the European Union		2022-07-21	-
United Kingdom	Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK		2022-07-26	-

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Agents
Agent	Role	Start date	End date
Cham Wings Airlines Sanctioned entity	Acting for or on behalf of	-	-

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
ITC International Investments Trading Co.	director of	2007-03-01	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Mahan Air Sanctioned entity	Providing support to	-	-

Data sources

French National Asset Freezing System5,532

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,283

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,786

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States of America · ITA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,392

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

Switzerland · SECO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,493

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,864

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,804

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,555

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

US BIS Denied Persons List1,343

The Bureau of Industry and Security publishes this list of entities which are relevant with regards to export controls.

United States of America · BIS

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,534

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,605

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) List33,765

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

United States of America · OFAC

External databases

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

Wikidata350,953

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

ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database7,871

Combined data from the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Pandora Papers and other cross-border investigations conducted by ICIJ and its partners

External dataset · ICIJ · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-bis-05-05-2023-issam-shammout · NK-YoshhanbZd27eR6PWA4aGR · trade-csl-568cc3d555cf626d7c86ed9ba04ed12b44a5c38a · trade-csl-89397185dd92c65c43256e54aa4d7e022ccf7394b6dcd4161b510e19 · trade-csl-39edee1d1601918eadb6a2bf5e2d4c98d96e41c6a78ba91d2b561641 · us-bis-10-31-2023-issam-shammout · fr-ga-4890 · trade-csl-55d17b3410dcd1510df8acef7f774b44e4c352480673d2440131a44b · us-bis-05-13-2022-muhammad-isam-muhammad-anwar-nur-shammout · eu-oj-51f0ac4ffdb7850456169680e20bec6332432404 · NK-P5qNihWBAMFossaSJQZJsW · ofac-18135 · trade-csl-1e0944daff1762da203199c68662f5fceaf367ee759329ee12f776bf · trade-csl-6dcbfc808fa39cfddbd5809575c93addecd9c00d52613832558af2ba · trade-csl-a731eed47bd25f4c43632ac7079e10e464cf53b384e0b3d8b499566e · us-bis-11-08-2022-issam-shammout · eu-fsf-eu-8488-61 · ch-seco-56703 · gb-hmt-15458 · us-bis-2024-10-29-muhammad-isam-muhammad-anwar-nur-shammout · trade-csl-ef77d056356343976a7320b2b13d393c948f752af4dbb2f79255ed07 · trade-csl-da7c4fb4728f9b29d98ea77e73300d5978ac50f4 · NK-QdF3xSNhwwPezmBPFL7RHP · NK-2fLAJVuE7RqKHC8CuPM99q · us-bis-10-29-2024-issam-shammout · trade-csl-022d1fe718c3ce4f4bbf83a5e98a94192963f11404685f79f5eddf99 · trade-csl-4e72e6971c3037daa71abd77971fbbeeace4c5ba6f3d63fb05f80a6c · trade-csl-deaecbc7e0816699de278a2f538c4561a147af51d833ff000c443580 · trade-csl-5dc02d74eae4cff83ba03468cf0299eb434c066bf2e9fa97985790d1 · gb-coh-mdqpfahbzvpj8ugv155ehdbl8-o · NK-7pmQkoR3R49vS68e58oP8a · trade-csl-438dbe128587e1ef6c673040c5e3238a02cdb8ccbee81cc91d5775e7 · NK-REaoWrsjbk96BbZRogVpw2 · us-bis-2024-10-29-issam-shammout · eu-tb-logical-141882 · mc-freezes-bad221b3af5cb9f7f312d7c6e85838798e81981b · us-bis-11-08-2022-muhammad-isam-muhammad-anwar-nur-shammout · trade-csl-6b951367c706f216fd63807f5a77c7e3170ee3d8 · trade-csl-5f2ceb608ed36590e1c6598afc1746d284b3fb8a6d9c4ccf330c0270 · us-bis-05-05-2023-muhammad-isam-muhammad-anwar-nur-shammout · trade-csl-ff38b9ac6af6f7c6f541653eaf0d3689edfd207458102d708b714737 · us-bis-10-29-2024-muhammad-isam-muhammad-anwar-nur-shammout · trade-csl-7afe5f8c3fddd063dad7eb7a9a4d05d20944d30cf72a67d9c3d0f280 · trade-csl-4549535da6d55d05d9bbe96b6e91eee8b529d907aa687e9d24e3a872 · icijol-17553 · NK-kE7Werq8NjkHr966JSHHCD · trade-csl-976c7ec7e315b55c7ebf7dadd8b841453c193d57f099c92823bb7e08 · trade-csl-9660ffdfbadbe4dcf547a8f7fdc45e0e65bf4666 · trade-csl-247f13cf8873ebec3afe69cff00bfe768dc64872d12bfb78d6ac8bda · trade-csl-342cfe2722d4dc60ac36e7ea6b258dfdcdffd5d908d97e78d7f79f82 · trade-csl-8d71a6d3cd27d355c840acf0f1726533063506eded2480d01bced5f3 · gb-fcdo-syr0391 · us-bis-10-31-2023-muhammad-isam-muhammad-anwar-nur-shammout · us-bis-05-13-2022-issam-shammout

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