Riad Salameh

Lebanon; France

Former Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon

1950-07-17

Antelias, Lebanon

Male

Street No.10, Rabieh, Matn District, Mount Lebanon Governorate, Lebanon

Riad SALAMEH is an involved person under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021 on the basis that he, as a foreign public official, has been involved in serious corruption. Specifically, he was responsible for, or engaged in serious corruption whilst Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon by playing a role in the improper diversion, grant or allocation of over $300m from the Central Bank, part of which ultimately benefitted his brother, Raja Salameh, and part of which ultimately benefited himself.

UK

Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

2023-08-10

UK

The Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regulations 2021

UK horizontal

Anti-Corruption

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans

• 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 not made available to or for the benefit of designated persons, either directly or indirectly. • The effect of the Regulations is to impose a travel ban on persons who are designated by the Secretary of State for the purposes of being made subject to immigration sanctions under the Sanctions Act.

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 are included on the UK sanctions list.

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.