Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Salem ould BREIHMATT
Aliases
Abu Hamza al-Shanqiti; Abu Hamza al-Shinqiti; Hamza al-Mauritani; NITRIK, Hamza; Cheikh ould Mohamed Saleck OULD ABED
Nationality
Mauritania
DoB
1984; 1978
Address
Mali
Official reason
Salem ould Breihmatt, also known as Abu Hamza al-Shanqiti and Hamza al-Mauritani, is a JNIM senior leader and emir of Arbinda and Serma in the Mopti Region of Mali. He is also charged with the oversight of JNIM in Burkina Faso and is an explosives expert and instructor.
Other Information
https://www.state.gov/designations-of-isis-mozambique-jnim-and-al-shabaab-leaders/
Date of listing
2021-08-06
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 14078 of July 19, 2022 Bolstering Efforts To Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained United States Nationals Home
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
Target State
Iran, Russia
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
The new EO builds on those efforts and the efforts of others who have worked diligently to bring the Levinson Act to fruition, and it expands and strengthens the government’s toolkit in key ways. For example, this EO reinforces U.S. government efforts to support the families of Americans wrongfully detained or held hostage overseas by directing pa...
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