Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Qais AL-KHAZALI
Aliases
Qais Hadi Sayed Hasan AL-KHAZALI; Qays Hadi Sayyid ALAZEREJ; Qays AL-KHAZALI; Qays AL-KHAZ'ALI; Qays Hadi Sa'id AL-KHAZALI
Nationality
Iraq
DoB
1974-06-20; 1974; 1974-04-24
Address
Iraq
Official reason
OFAC designated Qais al-Khazali, Laith al-Khazali, and Husayn Falih ‘Aziz al-Lami pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13818 for their involvement in serious human rights abuse in Iraq. Qais al-Khazali is Secretary General of the Iran-backed Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) militia in Iraq. During the late 2019 protests in many cities in Iraq, AAH has opened...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm847
Date of listing
2019-12-06
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 594
Regime
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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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