Last Updated: June 22, 2025
Gaffar Mohammed Elhassan
Aliases
Gaffar Mohmed Elhassan
Position
Major-General and Commander of the Western Military Region for the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF).Retired from the Sudanese Army.
DoB
1952-06-24
Address
El Waha, Omdurman, Sudan
Reg. ID
4302 (other-Other identification number) (Ex-serviceman's identification card 4302)
Linked to
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R0401&from=EN
Official reason
The Panel of Experts reports that Major-General Gaffar Mohammed Elhassan stated to them that he had direct operational command (primarily tactical command) of all elements of the SAF in Darfur while he was in command of the Western Military Region. Elhassan held this position as Western Military Area Commander from November 2004 (approx.) — early 2...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2006-04-25)\n(Ex-serviceman's identification card 4302)
Date of listing
2017-03-09
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
- Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan - Restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and the political transition of Sudan
Regime
UN, EU country specific
Target State
Sudan
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/450/CFSP.
Official Information
Program: Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Sudan On 15 March 1994, the Council of the EU imposed restrictive measures in relation to Sudan. On 30 July 2004, in view of the humanitarian crisis and widespread human rights violations, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1556 (2004) imposing restrictive measures on Sudan. On 18 J...
Program URL
- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02014D0450-20230404 - https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202302135