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Mohamoud Abdi ADEN

Aliases

Mohamud Abdi ADEN; Mohamed Abdi ADEN; YARE, Mohamed; HASSAN, Mohamed; ABDIRAHMAN, Mahamoud; ABDIRAHMAN, Mohamud; SAYID, Mahdi; IBRAHIM, Moalim; MAHADI, Moalim

Nationality

Kenya

DoB

1985-03-13

Address

Jilib, Lower Juba, Somalia

Official reason

Mohamoud Abdi Aden, aka Mohamud Abdirahman, an al-Shabaab leader, was part of the cell that planned the Dusit2 Hotel attack. In October 2022, the Department of State designated Aden as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended. Concurrent with Treasury’s designations, the U.S. Department of State ...

Other Information

https://www.state.gov/rewards-for-justice-reward-offer-for-information-on-mohamoud-abdi-aden-and-others-responsible-for-the-2019-attack-on-dusitd2-hotel-complex-in-nairobi-kenya/

Date of listing

2022-10-17

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Blocking Property

Sanctions Portfolio

https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/2396

Official Information

On June 6, 2003, OFAC issued the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (68 FR 34196, June 6, 2003 (“the Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13224 of September 23, 2001, “Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten To Commit, or Support Terrorism” (66 FR 49079, September 25, 2001)...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/01/2022-13969/global-terrorism-sanctions-regulations