Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Suhayl Salim ABD EL-RAHMAN

Aliases

Suhayl Salim MUHAMMAD; Abu Faris AL-SUDANI; Abu FARIS; Haytham ZAYN; Suhayl ABDURAHAMAN; Sahib MUHAMMAD; Zain UL-ABIDEEN; SUNDUS; SABA; SANA; Suhayl SALIM

DoB

1984-06-17; 1990

Reg. ID

C0004350, Passport; A00710804, Personal ID Card

Official reason

Abu-Faris is a Somalia-based Sudanese extremist who works on behalf of al-Shabaab facilitating the travel of foreign fighters to an al-Shabaab training camp in Somalia.  Abu-Faris also facilitates financial assistance for foreign extremists in Somalia. Since 2007, Abu-Faris has acted as a facilitator for the entry of foreign fighters and extremist...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/tg1630

Date of listing

2012-07-03

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Somalia Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 551

Regime

OFAC country specific / UN

Target State

Somalia

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1561

Official Information

On May 5, 2010, OFAC issued the Somalia Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 551 (75 FR 24394, May 5, 2010) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13536 of April 12, 2010, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia” (75 FR 19869, April 15, 2010), pursuant to authorities delegated to the Secretary o...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/04/28/2021-08836/somalia-sanctions-regulations