Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Assad Ahmad BARAKAT
Aliases
Assaad Ahmad BARAKAT; Assad BARAKAT; Assad Ahmed Muhammad BARAKAT; Assad Hassan BARAKAT; Jach Assad Ahmad BARAKAT; HAJJ AS'AD AHMAD
DoB
1967-03-25
Address
Rue Taroba 1005, Beatriz Menez Building, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; Rua Rio Branco Lote 682, Quadra 13, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; Rua Xavier Da Silva 535, Edificio Martin Terro, Apartment 301, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; Rua Silva Jardim 290, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil; Arrecife Apartment Building, Iquique, Chile; Apartment 111, Panorama Building, Iquique, Chile; P...
Official reason
Assad Ahmad Barakat has close ties with Hizballah leadership and has worked closely with numerous Islamic extremists and suspected Hizballah associates in South America's tri-border area (TBA), made up of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/js1720
Date of listing
2004-06-10
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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