Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Muti al-Hamzi
Aliases
Ahmed Ali al-Hamzi; Ahmad 'Ali Ahsan al-Hamzi; Ahmad 'Ali al-Hamzi; أحمد الحمزي; Ahmad Al-Hamzi
Position
Major General, Commander of the Houthi Air Force and Air Defense Forces
DoB
N/A
Address
Yemen
Linked to
Official reason
Ahmad Al-Hamzi was listed on 4 October 2022 pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 15 of resolution 2140 (2014), as meeting the designation criteria set out in paragraph 17 of resolution 2140 (2014), including as further elaborated by paragraph 19 of resolution 2216 (2015). Ahmad Al-Hamzi has engaged in acts and provided support for acts that threaten the ...
Other Information
Verification of active military role: Al-Sharea News (Arabic) – ‘The Masterminds of the Houthi Attacks’ (https://alsharaeanews.com/2021/03/08/54527/) [Accessed on 11/Feb/22] (‘Mansour Al-Saadi and Ahmed Al-Hamzi, two mysterious characters in the Houthi air force and navy, played a pivotal role in the war in Yemen, extending its influence to threat...
Date of listing
2022-10-24
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen
Regime
UN
Target State
Yemen
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/932/CFSP.
Official Information
On 26 February 2014, in view of the ongoing violence, terrorist activities and political, security, economic and humanitarian challenges in Yemen, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2140 (2014), where it reaffirmed its commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen, and established travel restrictions ...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0932-20230216