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Khalid BATARFI

Aliases

Khaled BATARFI; Khaled Saeed BATARFI; MIQDAD, Abu; AL-KINDI, Abu al-Miqdad; Khalid Saeed BATARFI; BATARFI, Khalid bin Umar

Nationality

Saudi Arabia

DoB

1979; 1978; 1980

Address

Yemen

Official reason

The Department of State has designated al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Khalid Batarfi as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under section 1(b) of Executive Order (E.O.) 13224. E.O. 13224 imposes sanctions on foreign persons determined to have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, acts of terrorism that th...

Other Information

https://2017-2021.state.gov/state-department-terrorist-designation-of-khalid-batarfi/

Date of listing

2018-01-23

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Blocking Property

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396

Official Information

On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/01/2022-13969/global-terrorism-sanctions-regulations