Last Updated: January 19, 2026
OUMAR YOUNOUS ABDOULAY
Aliases
Oumar Younous M'Betibangui; Oumar Sodiam; Omar Younous; Oumar Younous
Position
Former Séléka General
Nationality
Sudan
DoB
1970-04-02
Address
Tullus, Southern Darfur, Sudan; Birao, Central African Republic; Bria, Central African Republic
Reg. ID
D00000898 , CAR diplomatic passport issued on 11 Apr. 2013 (valid until 10 April 2018)
Other Information
Is a diamond smuggler and a three-star general of the Séléka and close confident of former CAR interim president Michel Djotodia. Physical description: hair colour: black; height: 180cm; belongs to the Fulani ethnic group. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Reportedly deceased as at 11 October 2015 INT...
Date of listing
2015-08-20
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Central African Republic (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Regime
UN, UK country specific
Target State
Central African Republic
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 Regulations impose financial, trade and immigration sanctions for the purpose of giving effect to the United Kingdom’s obligations under United Nations Security Council Resolutions including 2127 (2013), 2134 (2014), 2399 (2018), 2536 (2020), 2588 (2021) and 2648 (2022), (‘UNSCR 2127’, ‘UNSCR 2134’, ‘UNSCR 2399’ ‘UNSCR 2536’, ‘UNSCR 2588’, ‘UNS...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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