People & Institutions
Ali Mohammed Ghulam Hussein al-Anssari (Ali Ghulam)
علي محمد غلام حسين
Also written: AL-ANSSARI, Ali Mohammed Glam Hussin; HUSAYN, Ali Mohammad Ghulam; HUSSEIN, Ali Mohammed Glam
This page sets out what the documents in this archive record about this person: the legal status on the date shown, the cases, the official registers and the sources.
Legal status as of 4 October 2026
Under sanctions
Placed on a government sanctions list. An official act, not a court judgment.
What the documents say
- Placed on the US Treasury sanctions list on 9 October 2025 under Executive Order 13224, which concerns the financing of terrorism.
- Designated by OFAC, 9 October 2025, under Executive Order 13224 as amended, which concerns the financing of terrorism (linked to the Quds Force of Iran's Revolutionary Guards); denies allegations and says he will challenge (The National 5 December 2025). Iraq: arrested 18 November 2022 at Baghdad airport on a warrant under Penal Code Art. 456 (fraud) according to Interior Ministry, released on bail within hours; his office said the 2015 warrant related to a private financial dispute settled by reconciliation (Al Jazeera; Shafaq). No conviction is on record.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Treasury: "Iraqi bank executive ... at the top of several Iraqi commercial banks". WSJ (via Iran Watch) and The National: controls Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank (from 2014), Al-Ansari Islamic Bank, Al-Qabidh Islamic Bank.
- Institutions
- BQAB (9.96% registered holding under his Arabic name, 30 June 2026); BIME; BANS (reported control)
Cases
These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US-driven dollar restrictions and Central Bank of Iraq bans on Iraqi banks (from 2022 to 2026) | Bank executive | Under sanctions | Placed on the US Treasury sanctions list on 9 October 2025 under Executive Order 13224, which concerns the financing of terrorism. | 25 September 2026 |
In the registers
Being listed in a register records a role, an ownership stake, a licence or a designation. It is not an allegation. All registers
Banks
| Role | Bank | Share | As of | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported beneficial owner (The National (5 December 2025); WSJ 8 September 2024 via Iran Watch; Shafaq 19 November 2022 ("director of three banks")) | Iraqi Middle East Investment Bank | |||
| Reported beneficial owner (WSJ 8 September 2024 (via Iran Watch); The National 5 December 2025; Shafaq 19 November 2022) | Al-Qabidh Islamic Bank for Finance & Investment |
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| Reported beneficial owner (WSJ 8 September 2024 (via Iran Watch); The National 5 December 2025; Shafaq 19 November 2022) | Al-Ansari Islamic Bank for Investment & Finance |
Sanctions
| Date | Authority | Action | Reason given | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 2025 | US Treasury (OFAC) | Designation Executive Order 13224, as amended (Specially Designated Global Terrorist); Linked To: IRGC-Qods Force | “has used his position at the top of several Iraqi commercial banks to enrich his family, the IRGC-QF, and Iranian-aligned militia groups.” | Original |
Documents
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- US Department of the Treasury9 October 2025Sanctions noticeTier A
Treasury Takes Aim at Iran-Backed Militia Groups ... (sb0277)
Our copy (downloads as a file)OriginalSHA-256 2012e8116a41OFAC is designating three Iraqi bank executives today for abusing their positions within Iraq’s commercial banking sector
uses a sub-contracting method to divert funds from Iraqi government contracts