Last Updated: January 19, 2026
HASSAN DAHIR AWEYS
Aliases
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys Ali; Hassan Dahir Awes; Shaykh Hassan Dahir Awes; Hassen Dahir Aweyes; Ahmed Dahir Aweys; Hassan Dahir Aweys; Sheikh Aweys; Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys; Sheikh Hassan; Mohammed Hassan Ibrahim; Hassan Tahir Oais; Hassan Tahir Uways
Nationality
Somalia
DoB
1935
Address
Eritrea; Somalia
Other Information
Family background: from the Hawiye's Habergidir, Ayr clan. Senior leader of Al-Itihaad Al-Islamiya (AIAI) (QDe.002) and Hizbul Islam in Somalia. Since 12 April 2010, also subject to the sanctions measures set out in Security Council resolution 1844 (2008) concerning Somalia and Eritrea (see https://www.un.org/sc/suborg/en/sanctions/751). Review pur...
Date of listing
2001-11-09
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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