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Amir Muhammad Sa'id Abdal-Rahman AL-MAWLA

Aliases

Hajii Abdallah; Amir Muhammad Sa'id 'Abd-al-Rahman Muhammad AL-MULA; Muhammad Sa'id 'Abd-al-Rahman AL-MAWLA; Abdullah Qardash; Abu-'Abdullah Qardash; Abu-'Umar al-Turkmani; 'Abdul Amir Muhammad Sa'id SALBI; Hajji Abdullah al-Afari; al-Hajj Abdullah Qardash; Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurashi

Nationality

Iraq

DoB

1976-10-01; 1976-10-05

Address

Iraq; Syria

Official reason

The Department of State has announced its intent to designate Amir Muhammad Sa’id Abdal-Rahman al-Mawla, the new leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) under Section 1(a)(ii)(B) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886.  Al-Mawla is also known as Hajji Abdallah, ‘...

Other Information

https://ge.usembassy.gov/terrorist-designation-of-isis-leader-amir-muhammad-said-abdal-rahman-al-mawla-march-17/

Date of listing

2020-03-18

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