Khamis Al-Khanjar

خميس فرحان علي الخنجر العيساوي

Khamis Farhan al-Khanjar al-Issawi (al-Khanjar) is an Iraqi businessman and millionaire who enjoys significant power on a regional and international level. According to a former senior Iraqi government official, al-Khanjar’s influence has been mostly due to his willingness and ability to use his wealth to bribe others. Al-Khanjar has reportedly planned to spend millions of dollars in payments to Iraqi political figures in order to secure their support. Al-Khanjar is designated for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, corruption, including the misappropriation of state assets, the expropriation of private assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, or bribery. [1]

Information

IDENTIFYING INFORMATIONBusinessman
DATE OF BIRTH08.09.1965 or 1968
PLACE OF BIRTHIraq
NATIONALITYIraq, Jordan
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCEJordan / Iraq
FULL NAMEKhamis Farhan al-Khanjar al-Issawi
FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S)Khamis Farhan
ALIASES(1) Khamis F Ali Alessawi (2) Khamees Farhan Ali Ali (3) Ali, Khames Farhan Ali (4) Khamis Al-Khanjar
FAMILY MEMBERSSarmad Khanjar - son
FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONSNone
SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIESTwo satellite channels, "Fallujah TV” and “UTV”; AI Radwan Company. [1] [2]
SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO OTHER ASSETSAl-Khanjar's net worth is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars, and he has activities in manufacturing, banking, financial services, commercial and residential real estate in various parts of the Middle East, Europe, and North Africa. [1]
ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATEDUnknown
ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNEDNone
SANCTIONS REGIMESUS Global Magnitsky Sanctions. [1]
START OF SANCTIONS06.12.2019 [1]