AL-KAWTHAR MONEY EXCHANGE

high risk OFSI · ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Organization

78RISK / 100

List-based indicator — from authority, programme severity & linked parties.

AL-KAWTHAR MONEY EXCHANGE is an organisation designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida programme, listed on 07/03/2018. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.

Reason for listing

(UK Sanctions List Ref):AQD0025. (UN Ref):QDe.157. Money exchange business and owned by Umar Mahmud Irhayyim al-Kubaysi (QDi.412) as of mid-2016. Facilitated financial transactions on behalf of companies associated with Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Established in 2000 under License number 202, issued on 17 May 2000, and since withdrawn. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/une/6202735

Statement of reasons as published by UK OFSI. This is the issuing authority's wording, reproduced for reference.

Designation record

List / authority	UK OFSI (OFSI) — ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida
Entity type	Organization
Programmes / regime	ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida
Date listed	07/03/2018
Source record ID	ofsi:13617
Last updated (our copy)	2026-06-04

Identity & particulars

Nationality / country	Iraq
Address(es)	Al-Qaim, Al Ambar Province · Iraq

Deep-research dossier

Not yet deep-researched

The instant review above is drawn from the public lists. A deep-research dossier goes much further — an analyst-grade OSINT report: associate & co-investment network screening, structural / ownership opacity, a dated risk trajectory, an 8-factor scoring model, and numbered, source-linked evidence. See the format in the design system.

Standard depth · 3 credits

Clarifications & right of reply

Are you AL-KAWTHAR MONEY EXCHANGE, or an authorised representative?

You — or your counsel or agent — can file a clarification and supporting documents against this record. Filings are reviewed and verified before anything is published; submissions are never posted automatically.

File a clarification or document

Source & provenance

Issuing authority	HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI)
Source identifier	ofsi:13617
Aggregated by	Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting.

← Back to search