Altaf Khanani

Altaf Sattar Khanani (; born 2 May 1961) is a Pakistani money launderer who as the founder of the foreign exchange company Khanani & Kalia International was involved in moving money for terrorist groups and criminal gangs. After serving three years in a US prison he was released in July 2020.

Early life and family He was born in 1961 to a Memon family who were originally from Gujarat, India before migrating to Pakistan after independence.

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. Among the methods used was the traditional hawala system. The organization moved money for drug cartels, biker gangs, Hezbollah, al-Qaeda.

Arrest Khanani was arrested in September 2016 in Panama by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, Khanani was released from prison on July 13, 2020.

In popular culture 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.