Sudan

1957-04-27

Kafouri 9, Khartoum, Sudan

D025725, Passport

Mohamed Etta Elmoula Abbas (Elmoula)is a former Sudanese Ambassador and leader of Sudan’s National Intelligence and Security Service under the al-Bashir regime. Following the fall of the al-Bashir regime, Elmoula made his way to Türkiye, where, according to public media reports, Elmoula was selected to lead the Sudanese Islamist Movement’s (SIM) Turkey efforts. While one of its leaders, members of SIM, have engaged in acts that have undermined the peace, security, and stability of Sudan, including seeking to return the al-Bashir regime to power, and otherwise thwarting efforts to reconcile opposing factions within the Sudanese political system and establishing a civilian government. Elmoula is being designated for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of SIM, an entity that has, or whose members have, engaged in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security, or stability of

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1947

2023-12-04

US

Executive Order 14098 Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition

OFAC country specific

Sudan

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

• https://www.state.gov/risks-and-considerations-for-u-s-businesses-operating-in-sudan/

E.O. 14098 of May 4, 2023, among other things, authorizes the imposition of sanctions on foreign persons to address the situation in Sudan following the military’s seizure of power in October 2021 and the outbreak of inter-service fighting in April 2023, and to support a transition to democracy and civilian transitional government in Sudan.

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