UKSL Sanctions designation

Raja Salameh

Individual · designated 10 August 2023

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
GAC0044
OFSI group ID
16069
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
10 August 2023
Last updated
9 April 2025

Regimes

  • The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021

Designation sources

  • UK

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban
  • Director Disqualification Sanction

Official reasons

  • Raja SALAMEH is an involved person under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 on the basis that he has been involved in serious corruption. Specifically, he has been responsible for or engaged in serious corruption, has facilitated or provided support for serious corruption or has profited financially or obtained any other benefit from serious corruption given that he received benefit from funds worth over $300m improperly diverted, granted or allocated to a company owned by him from the Central Bank of Lebanon whilst his brother, Riad Salameh, was its Governor.

Other information

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

Addresses

  • Lines: Chalet C9601
  • Lines: Portemilio Resort
  • Lines: Kaslik
  • Lines: Keserwan-Jbeil
  • Country: Lebanon
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