Person sanctions dossier

Yahya SINWAR

Yahya SINWAR was a Palestinian politician and Hamas leader. He served as Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau (2024) and earlier served as Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip (2017–2024). He was listed under terrorism-related sanctions by OFAC, UK, Canada (GAC), and Australia (DFAT), first designated in 2015.

Yahya SINWAR is listed as person with 4 source listings across 4 authorities.

Programs: 1373 (2001), Hamas Terrorist Attacks / Attaques terroristes du Hamas, SDGT, The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.

Geography: Palestinian territories.

• Entity type: Person
• Sanctions status: active
• Authorities: AU_DFAT, CA_GAC, OFAC, UK
• Source listings: 4
• Official IDs: 7828, hamas-terrorist-attacks:part-1:1, 18528, CTI0050
• Identifiers: Legal basis: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886; UK Unique ID: CTI0050; OFSI Group ID: 16185