Last Updated: January 19, 2026

AHMAD HUSSAIN AL-SHARAAde-listed

Aliases

Al Fatih; Shaykh al-Fatih; Abu Mohammed AL-GOLANI; Abu Muhammad al-Golani; Abu Muhammad Aljawlani; Abu Mohamed al-Jawlani; Abu Muhammad al-Jawlani; Muhammad al-Jawlani; Abu Mohammed AL-JULANI; Amjad Muzaffar Hussein Ali al-Naimi; Abu Ashraf

Nationality

Syria

DoB

1982-10-29

Address

Syria

Reg. ID

D00000256 , issued on 1 Feb. 2025

Other Information

previously listed as Abu Mohamed Al-Jawlani Description: Dark complexion. Height: 1.70 m. Since Jan. 2012, he is the Leader of Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137), a Syria-based group listed in May 2014, and previously listed as an alias of Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115) between 30 May 2013 and 13 May 2014. Associated with Aima...

Date of listing

2013-07-24

Program information

Authority

UK

Program

Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Regime

UN, UK horizontal

Target State

Isil (Da'esh) and Al-Qaeda

Measures

Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans

Sanctions Portfolio

• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...

Official Information

The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They are intended to give effect to the UK’s obligations under UN Security Council Resolution 2368. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019, the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Misc...

Additional Details

Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.

Program URL

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/466