Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Munir AL-QUBAYSI
Aliases
Muneer AL-KUBAISI; Munir AL-KUBAYSI; Munir A. AWAD; Munir Mamduh AWAD
Nationality
Iraq
DoB
1966
Address
Syria
Official reason
Al-Bashair, directed by Munir Al-Qubaysi, reportedly acted as the largest of Iraq’s arms procurement front companies and was involved in a range of sanctions busting and corruption schemes on behalf of the regime.
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/js1331
Date of listing
2004-04-15
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13315 Executive Order 13315 of August 28, 2003 Blocking Property of the Former Iraqi Regime, Its Senior Officials and Their Family Members, and Taking Certain Other Actions; Executive Order 13350 of July 29, 2004 Termination of Emergency Declared in Executive Order 12722 With Respect to Iraq and Modification of Executive Order 1329...
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iraq
Measures
Blocking Property
Official Information
In response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990, the United States imposed comprehensive sanctions, including a trade embargo against Iraq and a freeze of the assets of the then-Iraqi government, which were implemented in the Iraqi Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 575. Over the years, a series of Executive orders adjusted the sancti...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/7386/download?inline • https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/7406/download?inline