Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Ahmed Ali SALEH

Aliases

Ahmad Ali Abdullah SALEH; Ahmed Ali Abdullah SALEH; Ahmad Ali Abdallah SALIH AL-AHMAR

Position

Yemen's former Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates; Former Commander of Yemen's Republican Guard

Nationality

Yemen

DoB

1972-07-25; 1970

Reg. ID

00000017, Diplomatic Passport

Official reason

Ahmed Ali Saleh has engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security, and stability of Yemen.   Saleh has been working to undermine President Hadi’s authority, thwart Hadi’s attempts to reform the military, and hinder Yemen’s peaceful transition to democracy.  Saleh played a key role in facilitating the Houthi military expansion.  As of mid-Febr...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl10021

Date of listing

2015-04-14

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Yemen Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 552

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Yemen

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

On November 9, 2012, OFAC issued the Yemen Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 552 (the “Regulations”) (77 FR 67276, November 9, 2012), to implement Executive Order 13611 of May 16, 2012, “Blocking Property of Persons Threatening the Peace, Security, or Stability of Yemen” (77 FR 29533, May 18, 2012) (E.O. 13611). The Regulations were initially issu...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/10/29/2020-23960/yemen-sanctions-regulations