Last Updated: March 13, 2025
Nabil Khaled Halil CHOUMAN
Position
Founder and shareholder of the Chouman (Shuman) Group / Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202400386
Official reason
Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman is the owner of Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL, based in Beirut, Lebanon, which has been used to launder and transfer money to Hamas, including from Iran. The sums of money transferred to Hamas through Shuman for Currency Exchange SARL are estimated at tens of millions of USD. Thus, Nabil Khaled Halil Chouman participa...
Other Information
Date of listing
2024-01-19
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures against those who support, facilitate or enable violent actions by Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Regime
EU country specific
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/385.
Official Information
Following the 7 October 2023 attacks, the EU reiterated in its conclusions of 26 and 27 Octover 2023 its condemnation of Hamas for its terrorist attacks across Israel. In view of the gravity of the recent attacks against Israel and the need to counter acts that threaten international peace and security, the Council decided on 19 January 2024 to est...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202400386