Entity record
Rafiq SHAQLAWAYEPerson
Rafiq SHAQLAWAYE appears on the UK Sanctions List (UKSL) and 1 other official sanctions list, designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI), UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under programs Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons, The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025; reflected as observed on 2026-06-03.
Also known as
- Rafiq SHAQLAWAY
- Rafiq SHAQLAWAYE
- Rafiq SHAQLAWAYI
Designations
- Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons since . Other entities under Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons
- Designated by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) under program The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 since . Other entities under The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025
Reason for listing
Per UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) (listed ):
UKSL GIM0024 — Measures: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction — Rafiq SHAQLAWAY ("SHAQLAWAY") is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 (“the Regulations”) as he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling, the unlawful arrival in a country of a person who is not a national of that country or permanently resident in it, by taking any action with the intention of being involved in that activity, which is intended to facilitate such an activity. Specifically, he intends to facilitate smuggling by instructing migrants to use a number of Hawala bankers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to pay for their smuggling to Europe via Turkey. (official source)
Per UK HM Treasury (OFSI) (listed ):
GIM0024 — Rafiq SHAQLAWAY ("SHAQLAWAY") is an involved person under the Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025 (“the Regulations”) as he is or has been involved in a relevant activity, namely people smuggling, the unlawful arrival in a country of a person who is not a national of that country or permanently resident in it, by taking any action with the intention of being involved in that activity, which is intended to facilitate such an activity. Specifically, he intends to facilitate smuggling by instructing migrants to use a number of Hawala bankers in the Kurdistan region of Iraq to pay for their smuggling to Europe via Turkey. (official source)
Key properties
- Place of birth
- Sulaymaniyah
- Nationality
- Iraq
- Gender
- male
Identifiers
- OFSI Group ID
- 17039
- UK Sanctions List Unique ID
- GIM0024
Source list & list version
| Source list | List version | Manifest SHA-256 | Status | Verify |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Sanctions List (UKSL)Sanctions list UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) | gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04 | 6f5e8b8ed92cccf0… | List version (signing pending) | — |
| UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions TargetsSanctions list UK HM Treasury — Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) | 20260610-001 | 4d14d0d8a5584fff… | List version (signing pending) | manifest |
About these sources
The UK Sanctions List (UKSL), published by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — since 28 January 2026 the single, current source for all UK sanctions designations (financial, immigration, trade and transport measures), superseding the older OFSI Consolidated List.
What a match means: A match is a current, binding UK sanctions designation — treat as a direct compliance hit and escalate immediately.
The UK's former OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets, maintained by HM Treasury. OFSI closed this list on 28 January 2026 — current UK sanctions designations now publish only to the FCDO UK Sanctions List (also in this catalog) — and it is retained here as a historical source.
What a match means: A match reflects a UK financial-sanctions designation recorded before the 28 Jan 2026 cutover; check whether the same party also appears on the current UK Sanctions List, and treat either appearance as a genuine UK sanctions hit, not a stale false positive.
First observed ; last confirmed present in UK Sanctions List (UKSL) list version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, observed .
This page reflects the official UK Sanctions List (UKSL), version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, as observed on 2026-06-03. ProofAML is not the issuing authority.
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How to cite this page
Rafiq SHAQLAWAYE. ProofAML. This page reflects the official UK Sanctions List (UKSL), version gb_fcdo_uksl@2026-08-04, as observed on 2026-06-03. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/rafiq-shaqlawaye-nk997e4d53/
Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/99.json (record key nk997e4d53)