Last Updated: January 19, 2026
ADNAN ABOU WALID AL-SAHRAOUI
Aliases
Abu Walid al Sahrawi; Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui; Adnan Abu Waleed al-Sahrawi; Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi; Lahbib Idrissi ould Sidi Abdi ould Said ould El Bachir; Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Joumani
DoB
1973-02-16
Address
Ménaka, Gao Region, Mali
Other Information
Reportedly deceased. Former spokesperson of the Mouvement pour l’Unification et le Jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest (MUJAO) (QDe.134). Emir of the Al-Mourabitoun (QDe.141) group in Mali. Pledged allegiance to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115) in May 2015. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web lin...
Date of listing
2018-08-09
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK horizontal
Target State
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to give effect to the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2368. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Misc...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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