List of people and organisations named in the Paradise Papers

This is a list of people and organisations named in the Paradise Papers as connected to offshore companies. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists stated in their politicians database, as a disclaimer, "There are legitimate uses for offshore companies and trusts. We do not intend to suggest or imply that any people, companies or other entities included in the ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database have broken the law or otherwise acted improperly."

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

Current heads of state

Charles III, King of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
Ilham Aliyev, current President of Azerbaijan.

Former heads of state

Elizabeth II (d. 2022), former Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms
José María Figueres, former President of Costa Rica
Juan Manuel Santos, former President of Colombia
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia
Petro Poroshenko, former President of Ukraine

Heads of government

Former heads of government

Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan
Jean Chrétien, former Prime Minister of Canada
Alfred Gusenbauer, former Chancellor of Austria
Yukio Hatoyama, former Prime Minister of Japan
Paul Martin, former Prime Minister of Canada
Brian Mulroney (d. 2024), former Prime Minister of Canada
Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor of Germany
Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, former Prime Minister of Qatar

Cabinet officials

Argentina

Juan José Aranguren, Minister of Energy
Luis Caputo, Minister of Finance

Brazil

Blairo Maggi, Minister of Agriculture
Henrique Meirelles, Minister of Finance

India

Ashok Gehlot, former Chief Minister of Rajasthan
Sachin Pilot, former Minister of Corporate Affairs
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy, Opposition Leader, Andhra Pradesh

Kazakhstan

Mukhtar Ablyazov, former Minister of Energy and Trade
Sauat Mynbayev, Minister of Oil and Gas

Kenya

Sally Kosgei, former Minister of Agriculture

Lebanon

Adnan Kassar, former Minister of State and Minister of Economy and Trade

Mexico

Pedro Aspe, former Secretary of Finance and Public Credit
Alejandro Gertz Manero, former Secretary of Public Security

Serbia

Nenad Popović, Minister without portfolio

United States

Steven Mnuchin, former Secretary of the Treasury
Penny Pritzker, former Secretary of Commerce
Wilbur Ross, former Secretary of Commerce
Rex Tillerson, former Secretary of State

Members of legislatures

Canada

Leo Kolber, former member of the Senate

European Union

Antanas Guoga, Member of the European Parliament

India

Vijay Mallya, former member of the Rajya Sabha and son of businessman Vittal Mallya
Jayant Sinha, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of State for Civil Aviation
Ravindra Kishore Sinha, member of the Rajya Sabha

Iraq

Mudhar Shawkat, former member of the Council of Representatives

Japan

Masamitsu Naito, member of the House of Councillors
Taro Yamada, former member of the House of Councillors

Mexico

Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe, former member of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies

Nigeria

Bukola Saraki, former President of the Senate of Nigeria

Russia

Alexey Ezubov, member of the State Duma
Aleksandr Skorobogatko, former member of the State Duma

Spain

Pablo Crespo, former member of Parliament of Galicia and implicated in the Gürtel case

Ukraine

Anton Pryhodsky, former member of the Verkhovna Rada

United Kingdom

Michael Ashcroft, former member of the House of Lords
George Magan, member of the House of Lords
Jacob Rees-Mogg, former member of the House of Commons
James Sassoon, member of the House of Lords and former Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

Other government officials

El Salvador

Carlos Quintanilla Schmidt, former Vice President of El Salvador

Indonesia

Prabowo Subianto, chairman of the Great Indonesia Movement Party
Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, former Deputy Governor of Jakarta

Saudi Arabia

Khalid bin Sultan, former Deputy Minister of Defense

Spain

Guillermo Ortega Alonso, former Mayor of Majadahonda and implicated in Gürtel case
Xavier Trias, former Mayor of Barcelona

United States

Wesley Clark, former presidential candidate and Supreme Allied Commander Europe
Gary Cohn, director of the National Economic Council
Jon Huntsman Jr., Ambassador to Russia
Randal Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision of the Federal Reserve

Relatives and associates of government officials

Canada

Stephen Bronfman, close friend of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Ghana

Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama

Greece

Mareva Grabowski, wife of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Indonesia

Tommy and Mamiek Suharto, children of former President Suharto

Israel

Jonathan Kolber, son of Canadian senator Leo Kolber; former CEO of Koor Industries; beneficiary of the Kolber Trust

Jordan

Noor Al-Hussein, former Queen consort of Jordan

Montenegro

Ana Kolarević, sister of former Prime Minister and President Milo Đukanović

Russia

Olga Shuvalova, wife of First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov

Spain

Santiago Alarcó, ex brother-in-law of former Vice President of the Government, Rodrigo Rato
Blanca de la Mata y Pobes, wife of former President of the Congress of Deputies, Jesús Posada
Corinna zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, mistress of former King Juan Carlos I of Spain

Turkey

Erkam and Bülent Yıldırım, sons of Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım

United Kingdom

Charles, Prince of Wales, then heir apparent to the British throne
Benjamin Leadsom, husband of former Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council Andrea Leadsom
Peter de Putron, brother-in-law of Andrea Leadsom

Non-government officials and other people

Businesspeople

Multiple citizenship

Micky Arison, chairman of Carnival Corporation & plc
Leonard Blavatnik, founder of Access Industries
Germán Efromovich, founder of Synergy Group
Ivan Glasenberg, CEO of Glencore
Jean-Claude Bastos de Morais, entrepreneur
Marc Rich, Major shareholder in Glencore
Lino Saputo, founder of Saputo Inc.
Mark Scheinberg and his father Isai Scheinberg, founders of PokerStars
George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management and Open Society Foundations

Andorra

Francesc Robert Ribes, former president of Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra

Argentina

Alan Faena, hotelier and real estate developer
Ignacio Jorge Rosner, businessman and financier

Australia

David Coe, founder of Allco Finance Group
Richard Goyder, chairman of AFL Commission and former CEO of Wesfarmers
John Kinghorn, founder of RAMS Home Loans and former shareholder of Allco Finance Group
Nicholas Moore, CEO of Macquarie Group

Canada

Carl Dare, former owner of Dare Foods
Michael DeGroote, businessman and philanthropist
Julien Lavallée, top seller in StubHub
Peter Nygård, accused child sex trafficker, founder of Nygard International
Thierry Vandal, former CEO of Hydro-Québec

Croatia

Danko Končar, majority shareholder of the Afarak Group

France

Bernard Arnault, CEO of LVMH
Philippe Starck, designer

Germany

Curt Engelhorn, former owner of Roche Diagnostics and DePuy
Paul Gauselmann, founder and CEO of Gauselmann

Greece

Giannis Alafouzos, owner of Panathinaikos F.C.
George Economou, shipowner
Telis Mistakidis, major shareholder in Glencore
Nikolas Tsakos, shipowner
Giannis Vardinogiannis, former owner of Panathinaikos F.C.
Vardis Vardinogiannis, chairman and controlling shareholder of Motor Oil Hellas and Vegas Oil and Gas

Iceland

Björgólfur Thor Björgólfsson, investor and chairman of Novator Partners

India

Vijay Mallya, chairman of United Breweries Group
Bandi Parthasaradhi Reddy, founder of Hetero Drugs
Niira Radia, former corporate lobbyist
Ashok Seth, chairman of Fortis-Escorts

Israel

Dan Gertler, founder and president of Dan Gertler International Group
Idan Ofer, founder of Tanker Pacific and principal of Quantum Pacific Group

Kazakhstan

Nurzhan Subkhanberdin, banker and former chairman of Kazkommertsbank
Nina Zhussupova, member of the board of directors of Kazkommertsbank

Malaysia

Datuk Kamaruddin Taib, chairman of HSBC Bank Malaysia

Mexico

Alberto Baillères, chairman of Grupo BAL and ITAM
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, founder and chairman of Grupo Salinas
Carlos Slim, owner of Grupo Carso

Pakistan

Alauddin Feerasta, chairman of Soneri Bank
Sadruddin Hashwani, founder and chairman of Hashoo Group
Mian Muhammad Mansha, chairman of Nishat Group

Russia

Roman Abramovich, owner of Millhouse Capital and Chelsea F.C.
Oleg Deripaska, founder and owner of Basic Element
Leonid Mikhelson, CEO of Novatek
Yuri Milner, US-based Russian Silicon Valley investor, and investor in a real estate start-up, Cadre, founded by Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner
Aleksandr Ponomarenko, businessman and owner of "Putin's Palace"
Arkady and Boris Romanovich Rotenberg, co-owners of SGM
Marina Sechina, investor and ex-wife of Igor Sechin
Oleg Tinkov, oligarch
Alisher Usmanov, oligarch

Saudi Arabia

Bakr bin Laden, chairman of the Saudi Binladen Group

Spain

Francisco Correa Sánchez, businessman and head of the Gürtel case
Daniel Maté, billionaire co-owner of Glencore
Juan Bautista Granell Campderà, businessman
Carmen Cervera, Baroness of Thyssen-Bornemisza, socialité and art collector, and his son Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza
Joan Laporta, former president of FC Barcelona
José Manuel Loureda, former president and co-founder of Sacyr
Francisco Ortiz von Bismarck, businessman and economist, descendant of Otto von Bismarck
Luis del Rivero, former president and co-founder of Sacyr
Georges Santamaría, owner of Terra Mítica and Aqualandia
Juan Villalonga, former CEO of Telefónica

Sweden

Christer Gardell, hedge fund manager
Bertil Hult, founder of EF Education First
Leif Östling, former CEO of Scania AB and chairman of Confederation of Swedish Enterprise

Syria

Rami Makhlouf, owner of Syriatel

United Kingdom

Arron Banks, businessman, political donor and co-founder of the Leave.EU campaign
David and Frederick Barclay, businessmen founders of Shop Direct, and David's wife (now widow), Zoe Barclay.
Robert Edmiston, billionaire motor trade entrepreneur and founder of Christian Vision
Hugh Grosvenor, businessman and landowner
Hugh van Cutsem, landowner, banker, businessman, and horse-breeder
Jim Mellon, billionaire businessman
Michael Cyprian Waller-Bridge, founder of Tradepoint and father of actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge

United States

Sheldon Adelson, founder of the Las Vegas Sands
Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft
Thomas J. Barrack Jr., founder of Colony NorthStar
J. Christopher and Robert Burch, brothers
Jeffrey Epstein, late financier and convicted sex offender
John Augustine Hearst, business and media executive
Carl Icahn, founder of Icahn Enterprises
Peter Karmanos, majority owner of the Carolina Hurricanes
Charles and David Koch, respectively CEO and EVP of Koch Industries
Robert Kraft, founder and CEO of Kraft Group
Robert Mercer, co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies
Pierre Omidyar, founder of eBay
Stephen Pagliuca, co-chairman of Bain Capital
Geoffrey Palmer, real estate developer
Stephen A. Schwarzman, founder of The Blackstone Group
Jim Simons, co-founder of Renaissance Technologies
Paul Singer, founder of Elliott Management Corporation
Warren Stephens, chairman, president, and CEO of Stephens Inc.
Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts

Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema, businessman and politician

Entertainment personalities

Australia

Michael Hutchence, singer
Nicole Kidman, actress
Keith Urban, singer

Canada

Avril Lavigne, singer

Colombia

Shakira, singer

France

Jean-Jacques Annaud, film director

India

Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood actor
Manyata Dutt, actress

Ireland

Bono, singer and philanthropist^{[contradictory]}

Spain

José María Cano, painter and former member of Mecano
El Cordobés, bullfighter
José Frade, film producer
Julio Iglesias and his manager, Alfredo Fraile Lameyer
Inés Sastre, model and film actress

United Kingdom

Fiona Delany, actress in Mrs. Brown's Boys
Martin Delany, actor in Mrs. Brown's Boys
Patrick Houlihan, actor in Mrs. Brown's Boys
Keira Knightley, actress
Gary Lineker, retired footballer and current sports broadcaster

United States

Chubby Checker, singer
Sheryl Crow, singer
John Denver, singer
Duke Ellington, composer
Kelly Clarkson, singer
Madonna, singer
Martha Stewart, television personality, business woman, and convicted felon
Justin Timberlake, singer
Harvey Weinstein, film producer and convicted sex offender

Other

Mexico

Marcial Maciel, Catholic priest and founder of the Legion of Christ and Regnum Christi

Philippines

Eduardo V. Manalo, Executive Minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo

Spain

Fernando Alonso, and his manager, Luis García Abad

United Kingdom

Lewis Hamilton, Formula One driver
Sud Africa CapeTown Colin Plit - Jane Plit

Organisations

Companies

Argentina

CAMMESA (Compañía Administradora del Mercado Mayorista Eléctrico)
Macri Group

Australia

Colonial First State
Commonwealth Bank

Barbados

Shell Western Supply and Trading Limited, subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell

Bermuda

Appleby
Estera

Brazil

Odebrecht
Synergy Aerospace, subsidiary of Synergy Group

Canada

Hydro-Québec
Katanga Mining
Loblaw Companies
Maple Leaf Foods
Montreal Canadiens
Petro-Canada
Suncor Energy

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Gécamines

Finland

Finnfund

France

Dassault Aviation

Germany

Allianz
Bayer
Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Post
Meininger
Siemens
Sixt
Wirecard

Greece

Intralot

India

Apollo Tyres
Emaar India
Essel Group
GMR Group
Havells
Hindujas
Hiranandani Group
Jindal Steel and Power
Sun Group
United Spirits
Videocon

Isle of Man

Conister Bank

Panama

Avianca Holdings

Russia

DST Global, part of Mail.Ru Group
Gazprom
TNK-BP
VTB Bank

Singapore

Asiaciti Trust

South Africa

Illovo Sugar
Investec
Shanduka Group
Standard Bank

Switzerland

Glencore

Ukraine

Roshen

United Kingdom

Barclays
Diageo
Linklaters
Sol Antilles y Guianas Limited, subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell
Somerset Capital Management

United States

Amazon
Apple Inc.
Baker McKenzie
Bank of Utah
Disney
Facebook
Goldman Sachs
McDonald's
Nike, Inc.
The Blackstone Group
Twitter
Uber
Walmart
Whirlpool Corporation
Wynn Resorts
Yahoo!

Universities

Canada

University of Toronto

United Kingdom

University of Cambridge
- Clare College, Cambridge
- Downing College, Cambridge
- Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
- Jesus College, Cambridge
- Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
- Newnham College, Cambridge
- Pembroke College, Cambridge
- St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- St John's College, Cambridge
- Trinity College, Cambridge
- Trinity Hall, Cambridge
University of Oxford
- All Souls College, Oxford
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- Exeter College, Oxford
- Lincoln College, Oxford
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- Merton College, Oxford
- Nuffield College, Oxford
- Somerville College, Oxford
- St Antony's College, Oxford
- St Catherine's College, Oxford
- The Queen's College, Oxford
- Trinity College, Oxford
- University College, Oxford
- Wolfson College, Oxford
- Worcester College, Oxford

United States

Colgate University
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
DePaul University
Duke University
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University
Northeastern University
Ohio State University
Princeton University
Purdue University
Reed College
Rutgers University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Texas Christian University
Texas Tech University
University of Alabama
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Southern California
University of Texas System
Washington State University
Yale University