Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Salim Azziz ESSA
Position
Businessperson
Nationality
South Africa
DoB
1978-01-15
Address
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Reg. ID
M00073786 , Expiry: 08 Nov 2022; 481034886 , Expiry: 06 Nov 2018; M00134539 , Expiry: 28 Dec 2024; 48103 , Expiry: 08 Nov 2022
Official reason
Salim ESSA, in association with Ajay Gupta, Atul Gupta and Rajesh Gupta, has been involved in serious corruption in South Africa, involving the misappropriation of property. He has been responsible for this corruption by playing a key part in its organisation and has financially benefitted from it. This corruption caused serious damage to South Afr...
Other Information
Ajay Kumar Gupta (business partner); Atul Kumar Gupta (business partner); Rajesh Kumar Gupta (business partner) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2021-04-26
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Anti-Corruption
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 put in place sanctions measures to prevent and combat serious corruption. These regulations have replaced the Misappropriation (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 concerning misappropriation of State funds from any country outside the UK. Those persons who are designated under this regime a...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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