Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Yahya JAMMEH
Aliases
Yahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung JAMMEH; Alhaji Dr. Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung JAMMEH; Yahya AJJ JAMMEH BABILI MANSA
Nationality
The Gambia
DoB
1965-05-25
Address
Equatorial Guinea
Official reason
Yahya Jammeh (Jammeh), the former President of The Gambia who came to power in 1994 and stepped down in 2017, has a long history of engaging in serious human rights abuses and corruption. Jammeh created a terror and assassination squad called the Junglers that answered directly to him. Jammeh used the Junglers to threaten, terrorize, interrogate,...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0243
Date of listing
2017-12-21
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
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Target State
Human Rights
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/5441
Official Information
On December 23, 2016, the President signed the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-328, Title XII, Subtitle F) (the “Act”) into law. The Act authorized the President to impose targeted sanctions on any foreign person the President determines is, among other things, responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other ...
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