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title: "Bank Melli Iran SWIFT/BIC code MELIAEA1XXX · United Arab Emirates | Elucidate"
description: "On the OFAC SDN list. SWIFT/BIC code MELIAEA1XXX for Bank Melli Iran, United Arab Emirates. 6 branch BICs, LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39."
url: https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1
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United Arab Emirates · Financial institution
# Bank Melli Iran
Sanctions listings
OFAC · SDN list
Iran · Sdgt · Ifsr
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BIC **MELIAEA1XXX** LEI **[549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39)** Licence no. **Not on a tracked register** [On the OFAC SDN list](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1#sanctions) Passive participant (no connection) [**6** branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1#branches) [Claim this profile](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1#claim)
## Sanctions
### OFAC · United States
On the SDN list since 2018-11-05
- **Listed as:** BANK MELLI IRAN
- **List:** Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list
- **Sanctions programmes:** IRAN SDGT IFSR
- **BIC cited:**
- **Designated:** SDN 2018-11-05
- **OFAC record:** [Entry 25578 on OFAC ↗](https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=25578)
## Licences and registrations
Held by the legal entity, not by this BIC
This BIC is mapped to LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39 (Bank Melli Iran) in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. The legal entity’s page is [Bank Melli Iran (MELIIRT1)](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliirt1). None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
Licences belong to the legal entity. Each applies in the country of the regulator that granted it, not to every BIC that carries the LEI.
## Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- **BIC:** MELIAEA1XXX head office
- **Connection to Swift:** Passive participant (no connection)
- **Swift GPI:** Not on the member list
- **Payment schemes and systems:** No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- **Branch codes:** [6 branch codes](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1#branches)
- **Other BICs with this LEI:** [MELIIRT1](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliirt1) · [MELIFRP1](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-melifrp1) · [MELIIQB1](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-iraq-branch-meliiqb1) · [MELIOMR1](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-muscat-branch-meliomr1) · [MELIAZ21](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-baku-branch-meliaz21)
- **BIC first registered:** 2018-11-12
- **Last updated:** 2018-11-12
## Identifiers
Head-office record
- **BIC:** MELIAEA1XXX
- **How the BIC breaks down:** 1. MELI Bank 2. AE Country · United Arab Emirates 3. A1 Location · passive 4. XXX Branch · head office
- **Branch description:** Not recorded in the directory
- **LEI:** [549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliirt1)
- **LEI record:** [View on GLEIF ↗](https://search.gleif.org/#/record/549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39)
- **How the LEI was matched:** BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
## Profile
- **Type:** Financial institution
- **Regulation:** Not on a tracked register
- **Register licences:** None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers
- **Country · region:** United Arab Emirates · Middle East & North Africa
- **Trading venues (MIC):** No MIC registered under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
- **OFAC sanctions:** [On the SDN list](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1#sanctions) since 2018-11-05
- **EU sanctions:** No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- **Country sanctions:** No country programme
- **Founded:** 1928
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
## Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
GLEIF’s relationship records name no parent for this LEI, and no group page is published for it.
## Addresses
- **Registered address:** BANK MELLI IRAN 115-0140 BANIYAS STREET AL SABKHA DEIRA, DUBAI 1894 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
- **Operational address:** BANK MELLI IRAN BUILDING 115-0140 BANIYAS STREET AL SABKHA DUBAI DUBAI POB 1894 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
## ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- **Identified by:** BIC, with its LEI
- **Roles in CBPR+:** Debtor agent, creditor agent or an intermediary agent
### CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
```xml
MELIAEA1XXX
549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39
```
### Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
```xml
MELIAEA1XXX
549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39
BANK MELLI IRAN
DUBAI
AE
BANK MELLI IRAN 115-0140 BANIYAS STREET AL SABKHA DEIRA, DUBAI 1894
```
This BIC is not connected to Swift. Messages reach the institution through a correspondent bank, so it cannot be the instructing or instructed agent.
The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
## About
From Wikidata, matched on this institution's BIC or LEI
- **Founded:** 1928
- **Headquarters:** Tehran
- **Website:** [bmi.ir ↗](https://bmi.ir/)
- **Wikipedia:** [Bank Melli Iran ↗](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_Melli_Iran)
- **Wikidata:** [Q806640 ↗](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q806640)
## Network
### Branch network
All 6 branch BICs connect to the head office. No city, function or registration year splits them into groups.
### Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MELIAEA1ADH](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1-adh) | ABU DHABI BRANCH | Abu Dhabi | SHEIKHA MARIAM BUILDING LIVA STREET ABU DHABI ABU DHABI POB 2656 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2018-11-12 |
| [MELIAEA1ALN](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1-aln) | AL AIN BRANCH | Al Ain | AL AIN CLUB BUILDING INDUSTRIAL ROAD AL AIN AL AIN POB 1888 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2018-11-12 |
| [MELIAEA1BR2](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1-br2) | BUR DUBAI BRANCH | Dubai | AHMED SEDDIGI BUILDING KHALID IBN WALLEED STREET DUBAI DUBAI POB 3093 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2018-11-12 |
| [MELIAEA1FUJ](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1-fuj) | FUJAIRAH BRANCH | Fujairah | BANK MELLI IRAN BUILDING HAMAD BIN ABDULLA STREET FUJAIRAH FUJAIRAH POB 805 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2018-11-12 |
| [MELIAEA1RAK](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1-rak) | RAS AL KHAIMAH BRANCH | Ras Al Khaimah | HAJI WAHEDI BUILDING OMAN STREET RAS AL KHAIMAH RAS AL KHAIMAH POB 5270 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2018-11-12 |
| [MELIAEA1SHJ](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliaea1-shj) | SHARJAH BRANCH | Sharjah | BANK MELLI IRAN BUILDING ABDUL AZIZ STREET AL QASSIMIA SHARJAH SHARJAH POB 459 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | — | 2018-11-12 |
[See every BIC in United Arab Emirates →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae#bics)
## Related institutions
### Legal entity
- [Bank Melli Iran BIC MELIIRT1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Country under embargo · Iran · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-meliirt1)
The page that carries this LEI’s licences and group facts.
### Same legal entity
- [Bank Melli Iran BIC MELIFRP1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · France · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-melifrp1)
- [Bank Melli Iran, Baku Branch BIC MELIAZ21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Azerbaijan · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-baku-branch-meliaz21)
- [Bank Melli Iran-Iraq Branch BIC MELIIQB1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Iraq · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-iraq-branch-meliiqb1)
- [Bank Melli Iran-Muscat Branch BIC MELIOMR1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register OFAC SDN · Oman · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300DK3GGPVDIPPV39](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-muscat-branch-meliomr1)
Other BICs mapped to the same LEI.
### Same name, different BIC
- [Bank Melli Iran BIC MELIDE21 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Germany · Not on a tracked register · LEI 391200Y7BOFEZOE3X484](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-melide21)
- [Bank Melli Iran BIC MELIDEH1 Financial institution Not on a tracked register Germany · Not on a tracked register · No LEI mapped](https://elucidate.co/directory/bank-melli-iran-melideh1)
### Largest institutions in the United Arab Emirates
- [First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC BIC NBADAEAA Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138002Y3WMK6RZS8H90](https://elucidate.co/directory/first-abu-dhabi-bank-pjsc-nbadaeaa)
- [Emirates Nbd Bank PJSC BIC EBILAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 54930029BCN8HF3B1286](https://elucidate.co/directory/emirates-nbd-bank-pjsc-ebilaead)
- [Commercial Bank of Dubai (P.S.C.) BIC CBDUAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 2138002DQL2YD4S8HE87](https://elucidate.co/directory/commercial-bank-of-dubai-p-s-c-cbduaead)
- [Arab Bank PLC BIC ARABAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493001JH4LYPQTBQP79](https://elucidate.co/directory/arab-bank-plc-arabaead)
- [Emirates Islamic Bank (Public Joint Stock Company) BIC MEBLAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 254900JGNW4T9ZFM7N20](https://elucidate.co/directory/emirates-islamic-bank-public-joint-stock-company-meblaead)
- [HSBC Bank Middle East Limited BIC BBMEAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 549300F99IL9YJDWH369](https://elucidate.co/directory/hsbc-bank-middle-east-limited-bbmeaead)
- [Mashreqbank Psc. BIC BOMLAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493000SA3K24EQKA103](https://elucidate.co/directory/mashreqbank-psc-bomlaead)
- [Commercial Bank International P.J.S.C. BIC CLBIAEAD Financial institution Not on a tracked register United Arab Emirates · Not on a tracked register · LEI 5493004TMWF1VBO4YY91](https://elucidate.co/directory/commercial-bank-international-p-j-s-c-clbiaead)
[See every BIC in United Arab Emirates →](https://elucidate.co/directory/country/ae#bics)
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Sources & method
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