Last Updated: October 16, 2026

Arefullah Aref Ghazi Mohammad Maulavi

Aliases

عارف لله عارفغازی محمد Aref Ghazi Mohammad Maulavi

Arefullah Aref

Nationality

Afghanistan

Date of birth

1958

Place of birth

Lawang (Lawand) village, Gelan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Deputy Minister of Finance under the Taliban regime. Governor of Ghazni Province under the Taliban regime. Governor of Paktia Province under the Taliban regime.

Sender

Additional info

article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 (Financial sanctions) and articles 4 (Travel ban)

Other Information

Directs Taliban "front" in Gelan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan as of mid-2013. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Andar tribe. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.

Date of listing

2025-05-15

Program information

Authority

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.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2025/193/de

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