Last Updated: January 19, 2026

Salah HABIB

Aliases

Salih HABIB; Saleh HABIB

Nationality

Syria

DoB

1962-07-05

Address

Villa 43A, al Syniar Street, Jumeirah 3, P.O. Box 127074, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Reg. ID

13AF69606, Passport

Official reason

Salah Habib, who manages Yona Star and serves as the company’s owner and CEO, is a key figure in a network of intermediary and logistics firms based in the UAE that have shipped sensitive merchandise and war materials to Syria.  SSRC regularly utilized Salah Habib’s network to procure and send merchandise in violation of international sanctions aga...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0526

Date of listing

2016-07-21

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Promoting Accountability for Assad and Regional Stabilization Sanctions (PAARSS)

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Syria

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

Official Information

On June 30, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O. of June 30, 2025) that removes U.S. sanctions on Syria, effective July 1, 2025. Sanctions will remain on Bashar al-Assad and his associates, human rights abusers, Captagon traffickers, persons linked to Syria's past proliferation activities, ISIS and Al-Qa'ida affiliates, and Iran an...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/paarss