List of people banned from entering the United Kingdom


The Home Office, a United Kingdom government department, has, from August 2005 to 31 March 2009, excluded 101 individuals from the UK for having "engaged in unacceptable behaviour". Of those, 22 were excluded by then Home Secretary Jacqui Smith between 28 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. On 5 May 2009 Smith publicly "named and shamed" sixteen of those individuals. In addition to the sixteen, other people are or have been banned from the United Kingdom.
The individuals are not necessarily banned from the British overseas territories, which have their own immigration regulations.
Smith's successor as Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, ended the policy of naming people who are banned from entering Britain.

Home Office 2009 list of hate promoters

The following 16 names were published:
NationalityIndividualOccupationOfficial Reason for Ban
SAU / YEMAbdullah Qadri Al AhdalMuslim extremist preacher"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and fostering hatred that might lead to inter-community violence".
Palestinian territoriesYunis Al AstalMuslim cleric and Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts".
USAStephen Donald BlackExtremist founder of the neo-Nazi website Stormfront"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by promoting serious criminal activity and fostering hatred, which might lead to inter-community violence in the United Kingdom".
EgyptWadgy Abd El Hamied Mohamed GhoneimPreacher, writer"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glory terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to commit terrorist acts".
USAErich GliebeNeo-Nazi, far-right political leader"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by justifying terrorist violence, provoking others to commit serious crime and fostering racial hatred".
USA / ISRMike GuzovskyJewish militant"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts".
EgyptSafwat HijaziImam, television preacher"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by glorifying terrorist violence".
PAKNasr JavedSenior operative of the Kashmiri militant group Jammat Ud Dawa"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs".
LBNSamir Kuntar Hezbollah and Palestine Liberation Front member"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts".
USAAbdul Alim MusaFounder and director of the hate group As-Sabiqun"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting and glorifying terrorist violence in furtherance of his particular beliefs and seeking to provoke others to terrorist acts".
USAFred Phelps Pastor and Founder of anti-LGBT group Westboro Baptist Church"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fostering hatred such as homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, which might lead to inter-community violence in the United Kingdom".
RUSArtur Ryno and Pavel SkachevskyViolent gang leaders and mass murderers"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting serious criminal activity and seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts".
PAKAmir SiddiqueImam, preacher"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs".
USAMichael SavageFar-right radio host"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence".

Other notable individuals banned or refused entry

The following individuals have at some point been temporarily or permanently refused entry into the United Kingdom. Of these individuals, some may be among the censored section of the Home Office list; CNSNews.com identifies Ibrahim Mousawi, listed below, as being "evidently one of the six" banned from entering the UK whose names were withheld by the Home Office.
NationalityIndividualOccupationReason bannedSource
IRNMaryam RajaviLeader of the People's Mujahedin of IranDiplomatic relations between UK and Iran at risk
USASteven L. AndersonLeader/Pastor of the anti-LGBT group the Faithful Word Baptist ChurchUK government concerns over anti-LGBT rhetoric, has been banned from at least 34 countries
JAMSiccatune Alcock
Reggae musicianCriminal convictions in Jamaica
UZBZakirjon AlmatovPoliticianWar crimes committed in Uzbekistan, was one of 12 Uzbek politicians banned
IRQMohammed Al DeeniClericUK government concerns over pro-jihadist views against Syria
EGY / QATYusuf al-QaradawiIslamic theologian, Muslim Brotherhood member, radio hostUK government concerns over condoning of Palestinian suicide bombings against Israelis
SYROmar BakriSalafi Islamist militant leader, hate clericInvolvement in London bombings, militant activity in Lebanon
BelizeMoshe Levi Ben-David
RapperCriminal convictions in the United States, travel document issues
KazakhstanKaripbek KuyukovPainterUnable to give fingerprints
CanadaTodd BentleyEvangelistUK government concerns over violent behavior committed towards others in the United States
CanadaLauren SouthernFar-right political activistUK government concerns over far-right rhetoric, distributing anti-Islamic material
AustriaMartin SellnerFar-right political leader, Neo-Nazi, anti-Islamic extremistUK government concerns over promoting violence and hatred

Individuals previously banned or refused entry

These individuals have at some point been banned from entering the United Kingdom, or at least temporarily refused entry; these individuals are either deceased or have eventually been allowed entry.
NationalityIndividualOccupationReason bannedReason for removalSource
MNEMomir BulatovićPolitician, President of MontenegroWar crimes committed in Serbia and MontenegroDeceased
MNEPavle BulatovićPoliticianWar crimes committed in SerbiaDeceased
USACalvin Broadus, Jr.
RapperViolent incident at Heathrow AirportOverturned on appeal
SRBIvica DačićPoliticianUnknownUnknown
SRBAleksandar VučićPolitician, current President of SerbiaMass human rights abusesBan lifted due to political status
SRBTomislav NikolićPolitician, former President of SerbiaMass human rights abusesBan lifted due to political status
USAL. Ron HubbardFounder of ScientologyGovernment concerns about Scientology being socially harmful, criminal conviction for fraud in FranceDeceased
Israel / USAMeir KahaneOrthodox rabbi, writer, ultra-nationalist politicianGovernment concerns about promoting far-right violenceDeceased
BLRAlexander LukashenkoPolitician, President of BelarusMass human rights abuses in Belarus, banned from entering entire European UnionBan lifted in 2016
SRBMirjana MarkovićPolitical leader, former First Lady of YugoslaviaAssociation with Slobodan MiloševićDeceased
SRBSlobodan MiloševićPolitician, former President of YugoslaviaWar crimes committed in Bosnia, Kosovo and AlbaniaDeceased
SRBBorislav MiloševićDiplomatAssociation with war crimes committed by younger brother Slobodan MiloševićDeceased
ROKSun Myung MoonFounder of the Unification ChurchGovernment concerns about methods used in attracting followersBan lifted in 2005
IRNGholam Reza AghazadehPolitician, atomic energy chief in Iranian governmentDevelopment of nuclear weapons in IranSanctions eased following establishment of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
IRNMohammad Ali JafariPolitician, head of Iranian Revolutionary GuardDevelopment of nuclear weapons in IranSanctions eased following establishment of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action
IsraelMenachem BeginPolitician, Prime Minister of Israel, head of terrorist organization the IrgunTerrorism activities in Israel and PalestineBan lifted in 1972, deceased
CHLPablo NerudaDiplomat, politicianConnections to communismDeceased
USATyler Gregory Okonma
RapperGovernment concerns about lyrics involving promotion of terrorism, hate and anti-gay rhetoric3 to 5 year ban, expired in 2018
AUSPhilip NitschkeDoctor, voluntary euthanasia advocateGovernment concerns about spreading of voluntary euthanasiaBan lifted in 2005
INDBhagwan Shree Rajneesh Founder of the Rajneesh movementGovernment concerns about the brainwashing methods used in the Rajneesh movementDeceased
USAGeorge RaftFilm actorIllegal gambling in the UKDeceased-
Soviet UnionDmitri ShostakovichComposer and pianistConnections to the Soviet Communist PartyDeceased
GermanyAlbert SpeerMinister of Armaments and War Production in Nazi GermanyNazi war crimesBan lifted in 1973
USAMartha StewartCelebrity homemaker, businesswomanCriminal convictions in the United StatesLater allowed entry
NetherlandsGeert WildersFar-right politician, anti-Islamic activistGovernment concern about anti-Islamic rhetoricOverturned on appeal
USAFred PhelpsFounder of anti-LGBT organization the Westboro Baptist ChurchGovernment concern about anti-LGBT rhetoricDeceased
USAGeorge Lincoln RockwellPolitician, neo-NaziGovernment concern about neo-Nazi, extremist rhetoricDeceased
Cote d'IvoireSerge AurierFootballerCriminal conviction in FranceLater allowed entry
USALenny BruceComedianGovernment concern about irreverent comedic routinesDeceased
USATexas GuinanActress, entrepreneurActivities during American ProhbitionDeceased

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