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{{Infobox person | {{Infobox person | ||
| name = Altaf Khanani | | name = Altaf Khanani | ||
| native_name = {{nastaliq|الطاف خانانی}} | |||
| native_name_lang = ur | |||
| image = | | image = | ||
| caption = | | caption = | ||
| birth_name = | | birth_name = | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|5|2}}<ref name="abc.net.au">{{cite news|last=Besser |first= Linton |date=5 February 2018|title=Catching the money man |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-05/the-billion-dollar-bust/9383890 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205230736/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-05/the-billion-dollar-bust/9383890 |archive-date=5 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1961|5|2}}<ref name="abc.net.au">{{cite news|last=Besser |first= Linton |date=5 February 2018|title=Catching the money man |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |location=Australia |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-05/the-billion-dollar-bust/9383890 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205230736/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-05/the-billion-dollar-bust/9383890 |archive-date=5 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| birth_place = [[Karachi]], Pakistan | | birth_place = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]] | ||
| occupation = Money launderer and criminal | |||
| occupation = Money launderer | |||
| relatives = | | relatives = | ||
| children = 5 | | children = 5 | ||
| criminal_charges = | | criminal_charges = | ||
| criminal_penalty = 68 months in prison | | criminal_penalty = 68 months in prison | ||
| criminal_status = | | criminal_status = Released | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Altaf Khanani''' ({{ | '''Altaf Sattar Khanani'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Altaf Sattar Khanani |url=https://opencorporates.com/officers/38493386 |access-date=2025-12-15 |website= |publisher=[[Companies House|UK Companies House]] |via=[[Open Corporates]]}}</ref> ({{langx|ur|{{nastaliq|الطاف خانانی}}|Alt̤āf Xānānī}}; born 2 May 1961) is a Pakistani money launderer who as the founder of the foreign exchange [[Khanani & Kalia International]] was involved in moving money for terrorist groups and criminal gangs.<ref>{{Cite news|title=How Australia trapped Altaf Khanani |newspaper=[[The News International]] |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/277826-how-australia-trapped-khanani |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180903114957/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/277826-how-australia-trapped-khanani |archive-date=3 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> After serving three years in a US prison he was released in July 2020.<ref>[https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/index.jsp#inmate_results (B.O.P. Register Number: 06369-104)]</ref> | ||
==Early life and family== | ==Early life and family== | ||
He was born in 1961 to [[Memon people|Memon family]] who were originally from [[Gujarat]], India before migrating to Pakistan after independence.<ref name="abc.net.au"/> His father Abdul Sattar Khanani | He was born in 1961 to a [[Memon people|Memon family]] who were originally from [[Gujarat]], India before migrating to Pakistan after independence.<ref name="abc.net.au"/> His father Abdul Sattar Khanani was a street dealer and businessman.<ref name="abc.net.au"/> He was the twin brother of Javed Khanani and with him was involved in money laundering through [[Khanani and Kalia Int.|Khanani and Kalia International]].<ref name="abc.net.au"/> His brother reportedly committed suicide in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1300463|title=Javed Khanani dies after falling from building in Karachi, say police|first=Imtiaz|last=Ali|date=4 December 2016|newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214165421/http://www.dawn.com/news/1300463 |archive-date=14 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Money laundering== | ==Money laundering== | ||
Khanani's money laundering organisation was involved in the illicit international movement of money between, among others, Pakistan, the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], and [[Australia]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Khanani group launders billions of dollars: US report|first=Anwar |last=Iqbal |date=4 March 2017 |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1318333 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304052357/https://www.dawn.com/news/1318333 |archive-date=4 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Among the methods used was the traditional [[ | Khanani's money laundering organisation was involved in the illicit international movement of money between, among others, Pakistan, the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Canada]], and [[Australia]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=Khanani group launders billions of dollars: US report|first=Anwar |last=Iqbal |date=4 March 2017 |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1318333 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304052357/https://www.dawn.com/news/1318333 |archive-date=4 March 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Among the methods used was the traditional [[hawala]] system. The organization moved money for [[Drug cartel|drug cartels]], [[Outlaw motorcycle club|biker gangs]], [[Hezbollah]], [[al-Qaeda]] and the armed terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks of [[1993 Bombay bombings|1993]] and [[2008 Mumbai attacks|2008]].<ref name="Schliebs">{{cite news|last=Schliebs |first=Mark |date=13 November 2016 |title=Money launderer Khanani's deal wipes out 273 years of jail time |newspaper=[[The Australian]] |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/foreign-affairs/money-launderer-khananis-deal-wipes-out-273-years-of-jail-time/news-story/5aeb30a5bdcb82d1491eb7322570864b |access-date=5 September 2018 |url-access=subscription }}</ref><ref name="Al-J-101">{{Cite news|title=The Billion Dollar Criminal |date=4 October 2018 |newspaper=Al Jazeera |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2018/10/billion-dollar-criminal-181004053619015.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004154849/https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2018/10/billion-dollar-criminal-181004053619015.html |archive-date=4 October 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
==Arrest== | ==Arrest== | ||
Khanani was arrested in September 2016 in [[Panama]] by the [[US Drug Enforcement Administration]],<ref name="Schliebs" /> and transported to jail in the United States.<ref name="auto" /> He was indicted in the [[US District Court]] of the Southern District of Florida on fourteen counts of money laundering in June 2015.<ref name="auto" /> In a plea bargain, Khanani pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit laundering. His sentence included 68 months in prison, a $250,000 fine,<ref name="Husain">{{Cite news|title=Khanani gets 68 months in US prison|first=Khurram |last=Husain |date=4 April 2017 |newspaper=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1324717 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404034406/https://www.dawn.com/news/1324717 |archive-date=4 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Schliebs" /> blacklisting by the United States along with his son Obaid Khanani and nephew Hozaifa Khanani,<ref name="auto" /> and his money laundering network has been designated as a Transnational Criminal Organization under the [[Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List|SDN]] by the [[United States Department of the Treasury]]'s [[Office of Foreign Assets Control]]. Its addresses included Australia, Canada, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ALTAF KHANANI MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATION |url=https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=18247 |access-date=2022-09-09 |website=sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov}}</ref> Khanani was released from prison on July 13, 2020.<ref>[https://www.bop.gov/mobile/find_inmate/index.jsp#inmate_results (B.O.P. Register Number: 06369-104)]</ref> | |||
He | ==In popular culture== | ||
He is portrayed by Mushtaq Naika in the 2025 Indian [[Spy film|spy]] [[Action film|action thriller]] ''[[Dhurandhar]],'' which is based on the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] along with the [[IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack]].<ref>{{Cite AV media |title=[[Dhurandhar]] |last=Dhar |first=Aditya |author-link=Aditya Dhar |type=Motion picture |language=hi |publisher=[[Jio Studios]], [[B62 Studios]] |year=2025}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[ | * [[Pakistan Forex scam case]], involving money laundering by the Khanani brothers and Khanani & Kalia International | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Pakistani people imprisoned abroad]] | [[Category:Pakistani people imprisoned abroad]] | ||
[[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Florida]] | [[Category:Prisoners and detainees of Florida]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani money | [[Category:Pakistani people convicted of money laundering]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani people of Gujarati descent]] | [[Category:Pakistani people of Gujarati descent]] | ||
[[Category:Memon people]] | [[Category:Memon people]] | ||
[[Category:Organised crime in Australia]] | [[Category:Organised crime in Australia]] | ||
[[Category:Pakistani expatriates in the United Arab Emirates]] | [[Category:Pakistani expatriates in the United Arab Emirates]] | ||
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[[Category:1993 Bombay bombings]] | [[Category:1993 Bombay bombings]] | ||
[[Category:Participants in the 2008 Mumbai attacks]] | [[Category:Participants in the 2008 Mumbai attacks]] | ||
[[Category:Muhajir people]] | |||
{{Pakistan-bio-stub}} | {{Pakistan-bio-stub}} | ||
[[Category:Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List]] | [[Category:Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:06, 27 March 2026
Altaf Khanani | |
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الطاف خانانی | |
| Born | 2 May 1961[1] |
| Occupation | Money launderer and criminal |
| Criminal penalty | 68 months in prison |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Children | 5 |
Altaf Sattar Khanani[2] (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; born 2 May 1961) is a Pakistani money launderer who as the founder of the foreign exchange Khanani & Kalia International was involved in moving money for terrorist groups and criminal gangs.[3] After serving three years in a US prison he was released in July 2020.[4]
Early life and family[edit | edit source]
He was born in 1961 to a Memon family who were originally from Gujarat, India before migrating to Pakistan after independence.[1] His father Abdul Sattar Khanani was a street dealer and businessman.[1] He was the twin brother of Javed Khanani and with him was involved in money laundering through Khanani and Kalia International.[1] His brother reportedly committed suicide in 2016.[5]
Money laundering[edit | edit source]
Khanani's money laundering organisation was involved in the illicit international movement of money between, among others, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.[6] Among the methods used was the traditional hawala system. The organization moved money for drug cartels, biker gangs, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda and the armed terrorists behind the Mumbai attacks of 1993 and 2008.[7][8]
Arrest[edit | edit source]
Khanani was arrested in September 2016 in Panama by the US Drug Enforcement Administration,[7] and transported to jail in the United States.[6] He was indicted in the US District Court of the Southern District of Florida on fourteen counts of money laundering in June 2015.[6] In a plea bargain, Khanani pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to commit laundering. His sentence included 68 months in prison, a $250,000 fine,[9][7] blacklisting by the United States along with his son Obaid Khanani and nephew Hozaifa Khanani,[6] and his money laundering network has been designated as a Transnational Criminal Organization under the SDN by the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. Its addresses included Australia, Canada, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States.[10] Khanani was released from prison on July 13, 2020.[11]
In popular culture[edit | edit source]
He is portrayed by Mushtaq Naika in the 2025 Indian spy action thriller Dhurandhar, which is based on the 2008 Mumbai attacks along with the IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack.[12]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Pakistan Forex scam case, involving money laundering by the Khanani brothers and Khanani & Kalia International
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Besser, Linton (5 February 2018). "Catching the money man". ABC News. Australia. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018.
- ↑ "Altaf Sattar Khanani". UK Companies House. Retrieved 15 December 2025 – via Open Corporates.
- ↑ "How Australia trapped Altaf Khanani". The News International. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018.
- ↑ (B.O.P. Register Number: 06369-104)
- ↑ Ali, Imtiaz (4 December 2016). "Javed Khanani dies after falling from building in Karachi, say police". Dawn. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Iqbal, Anwar (4 March 2017). "Khanani group launders billions of dollars: US report". Dawn. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Schliebs, Mark (13 November 2016). "Money launderer Khanani's deal wipes out 273 years of jail time". The Australian. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ↑ "The Billion Dollar Criminal". Al Jazeera. 4 October 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018.
- ↑ Husain, Khurram (4 April 2017). "Khanani gets 68 months in US prison". Dawn. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017.
- ↑ "ALTAF KHANANI MONEY LAUNDERING ORGANIZATION". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
- ↑ (B.O.P. Register Number: 06369-104)
- ↑ Dhar, Aditya (2025). Dhurandhar (Motion picture) (in हिन्दी). Jio Studios, B62 Studios.
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