Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Mohammed Omar GHULAM NABI

Position

Leader of the Faithful ('Amir ul-Mumineen'), Afghanistan; Director of Administrative Affairs under the Taliban regime

Nationality

Afghanistan

DoB

1966; 1960; 1953

Other Information

Father's name is Ghulam Nabi, also known as Mullah Musafir. Left eye missing. Brother-in-law of Ahmad Jan Akhundzada Shukoor Akhundzada (TAi.109). Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Hotak tribe. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Reportedly deceased as of April 2013....

Date of listing

2000-04-12

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

The Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Regime

UN, UK country specific

Target State

Afghanistan

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 Afghanistan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place sanctions measures to ensure the UK continues to meet its obligations under the United Nations sanctions regime relating to Afghanistan. UN sanctions were initially imposed in 1999, in response to the actions of the Taliban, including...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/948/contents/made