OFSI sanctions listing
Alisher USMANOV
Alisher USMANOV is an individual designated on the HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) (OFSI) sanctions list under the Russia programme, listed on 03/03/2022. Founder of USM Holdings. This page summarises the public designation — known aliases, Russia nationality, identifying particulars, the stated reason for listing and linked parties — alongside an independent, transparent risk indicator.
Reason for listing
(UK Sanctions List Ref):RUS0266. Financial sanctions imposed in addition to an asset freeze: Trust services. Date trust services sanctions imposed: 21/03/2023. (UK Statement of Reasons):The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect Alisher USMANOV (hereafter USMANOV) is an “involved person” under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the basis of the following grounds: 1) USMANOV is associated with a person who is and has been involved in destabilising Ukraine and undermining and threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, namely Putin, including through obtaining a financial benefit and other material benefit from that person. 2) USMANOV has been involved in obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia by owning or controlling USM Holdings which is itself and through its subsidiaries Metalloinvest and Megafon, carrying on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian extractives and information, communication and digital technologies sectors. 3) USMANOV is a member of USM Holdings, which is an involved person by virtue of its ownership and control of two persons; Metalloinvest which carries on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian extractives sector and Megafon which carries on business in sectors of strategic significance to the Government of Russia, namely the Russian information, communication and digital technologies sectors. (Gender):Male
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) — Russia |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Person |
| Programmes / regime | Russia |
| Date listed | 03/03/2022 |
| Source record ID | ofsi:14210 |
| Last updated (our copy) | 2026-06-04 |
Identity & particulars
| Position / role | Founder of USM Holdings |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 09/09/1953 |
| Place of birth | Chust, Uzbekistan |
| Nationality / country | RussiaUzbekistan |
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Source & provenance
| Issuing authority | HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ofsi:14210 |
| Aggregated by | Sanctiometer (independent) — verify against the issuing authority's official list before acting. |