Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aliases
Abou Aayadh; Abu Ayyad al-Tunisi; Abu Iyyadh al-Tunisi; Saifallah ben Hassine; Seifallah ben Amor ben Hassine; Seif Allah ben Hocine; Sayf Allah 'Umar bin Hassayn; Sayf Allah bin Hussayn; Abou Iyadh el-Tounsi; Abou Iyadh
Nationality
Tunisia
DoB
1965-11-08
Address
Libya; 60 Rue de la Libye Hamman Lif, Ben Arous, Tunisia
Reg. ID
05054425 , Tunisia National Identification Card. Issued in Hammam Lif on 3 May 2011.; G557170 , Tunisia. Issued on 16 November 1989.
Other Information
Founder of the Tunisian Combatant Group (QDe.090) and leader of Ansar al-Shari'a in Tunisia (AAS-T) (QDe.143). Arrest warrant issued by Tunisian Court of First Instance on 23 Aug. 2013. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5817982
Date of listing
2014-09-23
Authority
UK
Program
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK horizontal
Target State
Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda
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 ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to give effect to the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2368. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Misc...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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