List of people named in the Panama Papers

Overview

This is a partial list of people named in the Panama Papers as shareholders, directors and beneficiaries of offshore companies. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released the full list of companies and individuals in the Panama Papers on 10 May 2016. ICIJ published the following disclaimer with regard to the data provided: "There are legitimate uses for offshore companies, foundations and trusts. We do not intend to suggest or imply that any persons, companies or other entities included in the ICIJ Power Players interactive application have broken the law or otherwise acted improperly." The disclosures "implicated at least 140 politicians from more than 50 countries" in tax evasion schemes.

Government officials

Current or former heads of state or government of their country as defined by their political position at the time of announcement, not whether the documents in the Papers relating to them coincided with their period of office.

Heads of state

Salman, King of Saudi Arabia

Former heads of state

Mauricio Macri, former President of Argentina Petro Poroshenko, former President of Ukraine Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (d. 2022), former President of the United Arab Emirates and Emir of Abu Dhabi Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, former Emir of Qatar, is listed as owner of Afrodille S.A., which had a bank account in Luxembourg and shares in two South African companies. Al Thani also held a majority of the shares in Rienne S.A. and Yalis S.A., holding a term deposit with the Bank of China in Luxembourg. A relative owned 25% of these: Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatar's former prime minister and foreign minister. Ahmed al-Mirghani (d. 2008), former President of Sudan (1986–1989).

Heads of government

Shahbaz Sharif, Prime Minister of Pakistan

Former heads of government

Malcolm Turnbull, former Prime Minister of Australia Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland, left office in April 2016 as a result of the Panama Papers revelations Bjarni Benediktsson, former Prime Minister of Iceland Silvio Berlusconi (d. 2023), former Prime Minister of Italy Bidzina Ivanishvili, former Prime Minister of Georgia Pavlo Lazarenko, former Prime Minister of Ukraine Ion Sturza, former Prime Minister of Moldova Ayad Allawi, former Acting Prime Minister of Iraq Ali Abu al-Ragheb (d. 2026), former Prime Minister of Jordan Benazir Bhutto (d. 2007), former Prime Minister of Pakistan and a member of the Bhutto family Nawaz Sharif, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, former Prime Minister of Qatar

Other government officials

Algeria Abdeslam Bouchouareb, Minister of Industry and Mines Andorra Jordi Cinca, Minister of Finance Angola José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, Minister of Petroleum Argentina Néstor Grindetti, Mayor of Lanús Jorge Macri, Mayor of Vicente López, Buenos Aires and cousin of Mauricio Macri Esteban Bullrich, Minister of Education Carmen Polledo, 1st Vice President of the Legislature of the City of Buenos Aires for PRO Darío Loperfido, Minister of Culture of Buenos Aires Gustavo Arribas, Head of the Federal Intelligence Agency Waldo Wolff, national deputy Australia Neville Wran (d. 2014), former Premier of New South Wales Botswana Ian Kirby, President of the Botswana Court of Appeal and former attorney general Brazil Joaquim Barbosa, former president of the Supreme Federal Court Newton Cardoso Jr, federal deputy for Minas Gerais Eduardo Cunha, former president of the Chamber of Deputies and former federal deputy for Rio de Janeiro Edison Lobão, former Governor of Maranhão, former senator for Maranhão, former Minister of Mines and Energy and former federal deputy for Maranhão João Lyra, former senator for Alagoas and former federal deputy for Alagoas Cambodia Ang Vong Vathana, Minister of Justice Democratic Republic of the Congo Jaynet Kabila, Member of the National Assembly Republic of the Congo Bruno Itoua, Minister of Scientific Research and Technical Innovation and former chairman of the SNPC Ecuador Galo Chiriboga, former attorney general Pedro Delgado, cousin of President of Ecuador Rafael Correa and former governor of the Central Bank France

Jérôme Cahuzac, former Minister of the Budget Frédéric Chatillon, French businessman, and communications adviser to Front National leader Marine Le Pen Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of Front National and father of current leader Marine Le Pen Jean-Noël Guérini, the president of the General council (conseil général) of Bouches-du-Rhône, a member of the Senate of France and a member of the municipal council of Marseille Dominique Strauss-Kahn, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund and former Minister of Finance Greece Stavros Papastavrou, advisor of former Prime Ministers Kostas Karamanlis and Antonis Samaras Hungary Zsolt Horváth, former Member of the National Assembly Iceland Dorrit Moussaieff, First Lady of Iceland. Wife of president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. She has links to offshore accounts. Júlíus Vífill Ingvarsson, Member of the Reykjavík City Council (resigned April 5, 2016) Ólöf Nordal (d. 2017), Minister of the Interior India Ravindra Kishore Sinha, BJP Member of Parliament of the Rajya Sabha for Bihar Anil Vasudev Salgaocar (d. 2016), former Member of the Goa Legislative Assembly Israel Yoav Gallant, Minister of Construction Dov Weissglass, former advisor to Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Italy Nicola Di Girolamo, former Member of the Senate Kenya Kalpana Rawal, Deputy Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Lebanon Elias Bou Saab, Education Minister Malta Konrad Mizzi, Minister of Energy and Health. Keith Schembri, Chief of Staff to Prime Minister Joseph Muscat Netherlands Wopke Hoekstra, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Finance Nigeria Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President James Ibori, former Governor of Delta State Olubuse II (d. 2015), former ruler of Ife North Korea Kim Chol-sam, Daedong Credit Bank representative and presumed high official Pakistan Rehman Malik, former Minister of the Interior and former Director General of the Federal Investigation Agency Malik Mohammad Qayyum, Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court and former Attorney General Anwar Saifullah, Member of the Senate, former Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources and former Minister for Environment and Urban Affairs Humayun Saifullah, former Member of the National Assembly Osman Saifullah, Member of the Senate Salim Saifullah, Member of the Senate and a Pakistan Muslim League faction leader Palestine Mohammad Mustafa, former Minister of National Economy Panama Riccardo Francolini, former chairman of the state-owned Savings Bank Ramón Fonseca, president of the Panameñista Party, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca (the law firm involved in the Panama Papers leak) Peru Philippines Maria Imelda "Imee" Marcos Manotoc, Governor of Ilocos Norte, eldest daughter of former president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda Marcos Poland Paweł Piskorski, former Mayor of Warsaw Rwanda Emmanuel Ndahiro, brigadier general and former chief of the National Intelligence and Security Services Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Nayef, Crown Prince and Minister of the Interior of Saudi Arabia Muhammad bin Fahd, Former Governor of Eastern Province Spain

José Manuel Soria, Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism. (resigned April 15, 2016, four days after appearing named) Rodrigo Rato, former Vice President of the Government of Spain, and former president of Bankia and IMF. Ignacio González, former president of the Community of Madrid. His penthouse in Estepona, which is being investigated by the Spanish courts, has links with offshore companies. He has been charged with embezzlement and bribery. Antonio Hernández Mancha, retired senator of Senate of Spain and former president of Alianza Popular (nowadays Partido Popular). United Kingdom Michael Ashcroft, retired Member of the House of Lords Tony Baldry, former Member of the House of Commons David Davies (d. 2025), former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Ministry of Defence Michael Mates, former Member of the House of Commons Pamela Sharples (d. 2022), Member of the House of Lords Uruguay Sergio Abreu, former Minister of Industry and Ministry of Foreign Relations (Uruguay) Pedro Bordaberry, senator and former Minister of Tourism and Sport (2003–2005). Edgardo Novick, businessman and leader of "Partido de la Concertación" Venezuela Victor Cruz Weffer, former commander-in-chief of the army Jesús Villanueva, former Director of PDVSA Zambia Atan Shansonga, former Ambassador to the United States

Relatives and associates of government officials

Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, Leyla Aliyeva, Arzu Aliyeva, Heydar Aliyev, and Sevil Aliyeva, family of President Ilham Aliyev Canada Anthony Merchant, husband of Senator Pana Merchant China Deng Jiagui, brother-in-law of paramount leader and General Secretary Xi Jinping Li Xiaolin, daughter of former Premier Li Peng Ecuador Egypt Alaa Mubarak, son of former President Hosni Mubarak France Frédéric Chatillon, business associate of Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front Nicolas Crochet, accounting associate of Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the National Front and father of current party leader Marine Le Pen Isabelle Balkany, wife of Patrick Balkany Ghana John Addo Kufuor, son of former President John Kufuor Guinea Mamadie Touré, widow of former President Lansana Conté Ireland Frank Flannery, political consultant and Fine Gael's former Director of Organisations and Strategy India

Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian actor, film producer, and television host, widely recognized for his extensive career in Hindi cinema Vinod Adani, Businessperson and elder brother of Gautam Adani, Adani Group Harish Salve, former Solicitor General and son of N. K. P. Salve, veteran Indian National Congress politician Madagascar Mamy Ravatomanga, Malagasy businessman, owner of the Sodiat group and close adviser to President Andry Rajoelina Malaysia Mohd Nazifuddin Najib, son of Prime Minister Najib Razak, Dr. Khadizah Aman Osman, Daughter of Federal Minister and their cousin Mexico Juan Armando Hinojosa, "favourite contractor" of President Enrique Peña Nieto Morocco Mounir Majidi, personal secretary of King Mohammed VI Pakistan Maryam Nawaz, Hasan Nawaz Sharif and Hussain Nawaz Sharif, children of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Philippines Irene Marcos Araneta, youngest daughter of the late former president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos and former First Lady, Imelda Romualdez Marcos, youngest sister of Maria Imelda "Imee" Marcos Manotoc, Governor of Ilocos Norte and Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr, Senator and former member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte Matthew Joseph Manotoc, son of Maria Imelda "Imee" Marcos, Governor of Ilocos Norte, grandson of former First Lady Imelda Marcos Russia Sergei Roldugin, friend of President Vladimir Putin Arkady Rotenberg, friend of President Vladimir Putin Boris Rotenberg, friend of President Vladimir Putin Saudi Arabia Salman bin Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud, member of the Saudi royal family South Africa Khulubuse Zuma, nephew of President Jacob Zuma South Korea Ro Jae-Hun, son of former President Roh Tae-woo Spain Associates of the Spanish royal family: Infanta Pilar de Borbón (d. 2020), sister of former king Juan Carlos I, and her husband Luis Gómez-Acebo Iñaki Urdangarin, former Duke of Palma and husband of Infanta Cristina; advised by Mossack Fonseca and previously involved in the Nóos affair Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Danish-German philanthropist and businesswoman; former mistress of Juan Carlos I Borja Thyssen, son of Carmen Cervera, Baroness Thyssen-Bornemisza Francisco Paesa, an agent of the Spanish National Intelligence Centre Syria Rami and Hafez Makhlouf, cousins of President Bashar al-Assad United Kingdom Sarah, Duchess of York, former wife of Prince Andrew Ian Cameron, father of Prime Minister David Cameron Mark Thatcher, son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher United Nations Kojo Annan, son of former Secretary-General Kofi Annan

International Federation of Association Football

Persons associated with the world governing body FIFA

Juan Pedro Damiani, Uruguayan member of the FIFA Ethics Committee. Resigned on 6 April 2016. Eduardo Deluca, former secretary general of CONMEBOL Eugenio Figueredo, Uruguayan-American former president of CONMEBOL and vice president of FIFA Gianni Infantino, Swiss-Italian President of FIFA Hugo and Mariano Jinkis, Argentine businessmen also implicated in the 2015 FIFA corruption case Nicolás Leoz, former president of CONMEBOL Michel Platini, French former president of UEFA Jérôme Valcke, French former secretary general of FIFA Football team owners and executives Josep Lluís Nuñez (d. 2018), Spanish businessman, president of FC Barcelona from 1978 to 2000 Carles Vilarrubí Carrió (d. 2025), Spanish businessman and vice-president of FC Barcelona Real Sociedad (Spain) and its presidents—principally Iñaki Otegui—under the leadership of José Luis Astiazarán, Miguel Fuentes, María de la Peña, Juan Larzábal, and Iñaki Badiola Waldemar Kita, Franco-Polish businessman, president of Football Club de Nantes Dermot Desmond, Irish businessman and majority shareholder of Celtic F.C. Dmitry Rybolovlev, Russian businessman, president of AS Monaco Daniel Fonseca, Uruguayan former footballer, now a football agent. Robert Louis-Dreyfus, French businessman, owner of Olympique de Marseille Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman, former owner of Olympiacos F.C. Football players

Mattias Asper, Swedish retired goalkeeper Valeri Karpin, Russian retired midfielder, current coach of FC Torpedo Armavir Nihat Kahveci, Turkish retired footballer Tayfun Korkut, Turkish retired footballer and manager Darko Kovačević, Serbian retired footballer Gabriel Schürrer, Argentine retired defender Sander Westerveld, Dutch retired goalkeeper, current coach of Ajax Cape Town Andy Cole, English former footballer Gabriel Heinze, Argentine former footballer, account with his mother. Kevin Keegan, English former footballer and manager Lionel Messi, Argentine footballer for Inter Miami FC, and his father Jorge Horacio Messi Brian Steen Nielsen, Danish former footballer and sports director of Aarhus Gymnastikforening Marc Rieper, Danish retired footballer Clarence Seedorf, Dutch retired footballer Leonardo Ulloa, Argentine footballer Willian Borges da Silva, Brazilian footballer formerly of Chelsea, now playing for Fulham Iván Zamorano, Chilean retired footballer, account during Real Madrid years Diego Forlán, Uruguayan footballer who plays for Peñarol, as well his mother Pilar Corazo and his brother Pablo

Motorsports

Àlex Crivillé, Spanish former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Nico Rosberg, German 2016 Formula 1 World Champion Jarno Trulli, Italian former Formula 1 driver

Other sports

Bobby Fischer, late American former chess grandmaster and 11th World Chess Champion Nick Faldo, English professional golfer on the PGA European Tour, now mainly an on-air golf analyst Pádraig Harrington, Irish professional golfer on the European Tour and the PGA Tour who has won three major championships Ion Țiriac, retired Romanian professional tennis player and businessman Alfonso Soriano, American Major League Baseball player

Media personalities

Paul McGuinness, Irish manager of Irish rock group U2 Bertín Osborne, Spanish singer and TV personality Pedro Almodóvar, Spanish film director, screenwriter, producer and former actor Agustín Almodóvar, Spanish film producer and younger brother of filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar Imanol Arias, Spanish actor Mario Vargas Llosa (d. 2025), Spanish-Peruvian writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature Juan Luis Cebrián, Spanish journalist, co-founder of El País, CEO of Prisa, Spanish media conglomerate Carmen Lomana, Spanish celebrity and socialite Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Indian actress and former Miss World Stanley Kubrick, American filmmaker Emilio Estevez, American actor, director, and writer David Geffen, American business magnate, producer, film studio executive, philanthropist and co-founder of DreamWorks Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor Emma Watson, English actress Simon Cowell, English reality television personality, entrepreneur, film, record, and television producer Paul Burrell, former butler to Princess Diana Barbara D'Urso, Italian television actress and singer Franco Dragone, Italian-Belgian theatre director, best known for his work for Cirque du Soleil Carlo Verdone, Italian actor, screenwriter and film director Edith González, Mexican actress and dancer. Alfonso de Angoitia, Mexican Executive Vice President of Grupo Televisa, S.A. Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, record producer and actor Juan Luis Guerra, Dominican singer Juanes, Colombian singer Orlando Petinatti, Uruguayan entertainer and radio host Nicky Wu, Taiwanese actor