Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Mukhtar ROBOW
Aliases
Mukhtar Ali RUBU; Mukhtar Abdullahi ALI; Mujahid Mukhtar Robow ALI; Shaykh Mukhtar Robo ALI; ABU MANSUR; ABU MANSOUR
Nationality
Eritrea
DoB
1969; 1969-10-10
Reg. ID
1372584, National ID No.; 0310857, Passport
Official reason
Mukhtar Robow serves as al-Shabaab's spokesperson, communicating to the press and public on its behalf. He has also served as al-Shabaab's spiritual leader and as its military commander in Southern Somalia. As an al-Shabaab military commander, Robow has targeted Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Ethiopian and African Union troops in So...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/hp1283
Date of listing
2008-11-20
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)...
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