Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Qais AL-KHAZALI
Aliases
Qais Hadi Sayed Hasan AL-KHAZALI; Qays Hadi Sayyid ALAZEREJ; Qays AL-KHAZALI; Qays AL-KHAZ'ALI; Qays Hadi Sa'id AL-KHAZALI
Nationality
Iraq
DoB
1974-06-20; 1974; 1974-04-24
Address
Iraq
Official reason
OFAC designated Qais al-Khazali, Laith al-Khazali, and Husayn Falih ‘Aziz al-Lami pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818 for their involvement in serious human rights abuse in Iraq. Qais al-Khazali is Secretary General of the Iran-backed Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) militia in Iraq. During the late 2019 protests in many cities in Iraq, AAH has opened...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm847
Date of listing
2019-12-06
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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