Individual

Last Updated: October 15, 2026

Shamlakh Zuheir

Nationality

Palestinian territory

Date of birth

1980-11-15

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

EU

Function

Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies

Official reason

Zuheir Shamlakh is a financial facilitator and money changer who enables financial transfers from Iran to Hamas. He uses his companies Al-Markaziya li-Siarafa and Arab China Trading Company to channel funds to the Izz al-Din al Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. Zuheir Shamlakh was instrumental in Hamas’ shift towards cryptocurrencies to avoid being detected by Israeli authorities. Zuheir Shamlakh therefore participates in the financing of Hamas.

Sender

CH

Additional info

art. 2 para. 1 (Financial sanctions) and art. 3 para. 1 (Travel ban), annex

Other Information

Function: Hamas money changer and financial facilitator for cryptocurrencies

Date of listing

2024-07-09

Program information

Program information

Authority

CH

Program

Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures against persons and organisations supporting Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (SR 946.231.09)

Regime

Switzerland horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 10 April 2024 on measures against persons and organisations supporting Hamas or the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (SR 946.231.09). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.

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