Last Updated: October 18, 2026
Last Updated: October 18, 2026
Abdul Salam Hanafi Ali Mardan Qul Mullah Maulavi
Aliases
عبدالسلام حنفی علی مردان قل Hanafi Ali Mardan Qul Mullah Maulavi
Abdussalam Hanifi
Hanafi Saheb
Abdul Salam Hanafi
عبدالسلام حنفي
Nationality
Afghanistan
Date of birth
1968; 1969-01-01
Place of birth
Darzab District, Faryab Province, Afghanistan; Qush Tepa District, Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan
Address
Kabul, Afghanistan
Reg. ID
Other sanctions regimes
UN
Official reason
Deputy Minister of Education under the Taliban regime (1996-2001).
Sender
CH
Additional info
article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 (Financial sanctions) and articles 4 (Travel ban)
Other Information
Taliban member responsible for Jawzjan Province in Northern Afghanistan until 2008. Involved in drug trafficking. Height 178 cm. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.
Date of listing
2025-05-15
Program information
Authority
CH
Program
Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against individuals and groups associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07)
Regime
UN, Switzerland country specific
Target State
Afghanistan
Measures
Asset freeze, Travel ban
Official Information
Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against individuals and groups associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council.
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