People & Institutions
Aqeel Meften Khafeef al-Baidhani
عقيل مفتن خفيف البيضاني
Also written: AL BAIDHANI, Aqeel; AL-BAYDANI, Aqeil Mftine Khfeef; KHFEEF, Aqeil Mftine
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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; Treasury alleges abuse of Olympic Committee post "to engage in corruption".
- 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). No conviction is on record.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Bank owner; president of Iraq's National Olympic Committee; 13% shareholder of Union Bank of Iraq (ISC); InfoPlus: 12% of Union Bank and 13.5% of Sadeer Hotel
- Institutions
- BUOI (Union Bank of Iraq)
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 owner; president of Iraq's National Olympic Committee | Under sanctions | Placed on the US Treasury sanctions list on 9 October 2025 under Executive Order 13224, which concerns the financing of terrorism; Treasury alleges abuse of Olympic Committee post "to engage in corruption". | 25 September 2026 |
In the registers
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Banks
| Role | Bank | Share | As of | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareholder | Union Bank of Iraq | 13% |
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 | “abused Aqeel Meften's position as president of Iraq's National Olympic Committee to engage in corruption.” | Original |
Documents
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- US Department of the Treasury9 October 2025Sanctions noticeTier A
Treasury Takes Aim at Iran-Backed Militia Groups ... (sb0277)
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