Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Zaur Raufovich Ismailov

Aliases

Zaur Raufovych Ismailov; Zaur Raufovich Ismayilov; Zaur Raufovych Ismayilov

Position

Council: Former 'General Prosecutor' of the so called 'Luhansk People's Republic (until October 2017)|Currently acting so-called 'Minister of Justice' of the so-called 'Luhansk People's Republic'.

Nationality

Ukraine

DoB

1975-03-23; 1978-07-25

Address

Ukraine

Official reason

Former so called ‘General Prosecutor’ of the so called ‘Luhansk People's Republic’ (until October 2017). Currently acting so-called ‘Minister of Justice’ of the so-called ‘Luhansk People’s Republic’. In taking on and acting in this capacity, he has therefore actively supported actions and policies which undermine the territorial integrity, sovereig...

Other Information

Former so-called 'Minister of Internal Affairs of the Luhansk People's Republic'. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Date of listing

2020-12-31

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UK country specific

Target State

Russia

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions

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 Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to ensure that certain sanctions relating to Russia continue to operate effectively. You should also review the following regulations to find out any changes made to the Regulations: the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 7 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/855