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Maher Rebhi OBEID

Aliases

Maher Rebhi Namr OBEID; Maher Ribhi Nimr OBAID; OBEID, Maher; Maher bin Rebhi OBEID; Maher bin Rebhi bin Namr OBEID; OBAID, Maher

Nationality

Palestinian

DoB

1958-03-10

Address

Beirut, Lebanon; Amman, Jordan

Official reason

Maher Rebhi Obeid (Maher Obeid) is a Lebanon-based senior Hamas political leader and has been part of Hamas’s Political Bureau since 2010. Prior to this appointment, Maher Obeid was reported to be the militant commander of Hamas in the West Bank, responsible for directing attacks in Gaza. Maher Obeid is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1981

Date of listing

2023-12-13

Program information

Authority

US

Program

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

Regime

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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

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Program URL

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