Person

Bezalel Smotrich

Sanctioned entity

Born 27 Feb 1980 (46 years old). Named in 3 sanctions listings. Knesset member.

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Summary

Minister of Finance

Israeli far-right religious politician and lawyer (born 1980)

Sanctions and listings3

  • Serious Violations Or Serious Abuses Of Human Rights Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Thematic - Human Rights)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Targeted financial sanction and travel ban

    Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Thematic Sanctions) Amendment (No. 2) Instrument 2025

    Programme AU-HUMANLast updated 11 Jun 2025dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au

  • Effective
    10 Jun 2025

    UK sanctions relating to global human rights - The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze

    Bezalel SMOTRICH (hereafter “SMOTRICH”) is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: SMOTRICH is responsible for engaging in, inciting, promoting and/or supporting activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in particular acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals in the West Bank.

    Bezalel SMOTRICH (hereafter 'SMOTRICH') is an involved person within the meaning of the Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 on the basis of the following ground: SMOTRICH is responsible for engaging in, inciting, promoting and/or supporting activity which amounts to a serious abuse of the right of individuals not to be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, in particular acts of aggression and violence against Palestinian individuals in the West Bank.

    Programme GB-HRReference 16962Reference GHR0164Last updated 10 Jun 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    10 Jun 2025

    Special Economic Measures Act - Extremist Settler Violence

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    Part 1

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 17international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

Positions held18

  1. Current

    Knesset member

  2. 31 Mar 2015 to 30 Apr 2019

    Knesset member

  3. 3 Oct 2019 to 16 Mar 2020

    Knesset member

  4. 30 Apr 2019 to 3 Oct 2019

    Knesset member

  5. 16 Mar 2020 to 6 Apr 2021

    Knesset member

  6. 20 Jan 2021 to 6 Apr 2021

    Knesset member

  7. 10 Oct 2019 to 16 Mar 2020

    Knesset member

  8. 6 Apr 2021 to 15 Nov 2022

    Knesset member

  9. 31 Mar 2015 to 30 Apr 2019

    Knesset member

  10. 15 Nov 2022 to 7 Feb 2023

    Knesset member

  11. Current

    Minister of Finance

  12. 6 Apr 2021 to 15 Nov 2022

    Knesset member

  13. 16 Mar 2020 to 20 Jan 2021

    Knesset member

  14. 3 Oct 2019 to 10 Oct 2019

    Knesset member

  15. 30 Apr 2019 to 3 Oct 2019

    Knesset member

  16. 29 Dec 2022 to 31 Mar 2025

    Minister of Finance

  17. 15 Nov 2022 to 7 Feb 2023

    Knesset member

  18. 2015 to 2016

    Knesset (member)

Connections6

Family4

All 4 markedClose associate of PEP

Other names36

Also known as32

Bezalel Yoel SmotrichBezalel Eliyahu SmotrychBezalel Joel Smotrich / Betzalel Elijah SmotrychBezalel Joel Smotrichベザレル・スモットリッチBezalel Yoel Smotrychבצלאל סמוטריץBecalel Smotricz베잘렐 스모트리히베잘렐 스모트리치브살렐 스모트리치בצלאל סמוטריץ'Besalel of Smotrychבצלאל יואל סמוטריץBetzalel SmotrichBetzalel Yoel SMOTRICHBezalel Smotrych브살렐 스모트리히
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Becal'el SmotričBezalel SMOTRICHبتسلإيل سموتريشBezalel Yechoel Smotrich / Besalel Yoel SmotrychBezalel Yoel SMOTRICHبتسلئيل سموتريشبتسلايل سموتريشبلاتسل اسموتریچ比撒列·斯莫特里赫বেজালেল স্মোট্রিচबेत्सालेल स्मोत्रिच베찰렐 스모트리치Bezalel SmotričБецалель Смотрич

Weak aliases4

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

比扎雷尔·斯莫特里奇贝扎莱勒·斯莫特里赫ベザレル・スモトリッチBetzalel SMOTRICH

Addresses1

  • Eish Yemicha Street, Giv’at Rashi, Kedumim, West Bank

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