Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Waad QADO
Aliases
Waad EL KADDU; Abu Jaffar al-Shabaki
Nationality
Iraq
DoB
1971-12-12; 1971-01-01
Address
Iraq
Official reason
Waad Qado (Qado) was designated for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader or official of an entity, including any government entity, that has engaged in, or whose members have engaged in, serious human rights abuse relating to the leader’s or official’s tenure. Qado is the leader of the 30th Brigade militia. The 30th Brigade has extr...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm735
Date of listing
2019-07-18
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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