Last Updated: January 19, 2026
ABD AL-RAHMAN OULD MUHAMMAD AL-HUSAYN OULD MUHAMMAD SALIM
Aliases
Sheikh Yunis AL-MAURITANI; Younis al-Mauritani; Yunis al-Mauritani; Chingheity; El Hadj Ould Abdel Ghader; Youssef Ould Abdel Jelil; Abdel Khader; Abdarrahmane ould Mohamed el Houcein ould Mohamed Salem; Mohamed Salem; Abou Souleimane; Shaykh Yunis the Mauritanian; Salih the Mauritanian
Nationality
Mauritania
DoB
1981
Address
Mauritania
Other Information
Senior Al-Qaida (QDe.004) leader, also associated with The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014). Wanted by Mauritanian authorities. He is in Mauritania since his extradition from Pakistan in 2014. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special N...
Date of listing
2011-09-15
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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