Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Sultan ZABIN
Aliases
Sultan Saleh Aida Aida ZABIN; SAQAR, Abu; SAGAR, Abu; Abu Saqer ZABIN; Sultan ZABINYE; Sultan ZABEN; Sultan Saleh ZABIN
Nationality
Yemen
DoB
1986
Address
Sana'a, Yemen
Reg. ID
10010095104, National ID No.; 20322, Identification Number
Official reason
As the current Director of the Sana’a CID, Sultan Zabin (Zabin) and his CID officers have arrested, detained, and tortured women under the pretense of a policy designed to curb prostitution and organized crime. In reality, this policy was used to target politically active women who opposed the Houthis, and resulted in numerous reported cases of ill...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1208
Date of listing
2020-12-10
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13818 - Global Magnitsky
Regime
OFAC-horizontal
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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