Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Mohamed AL-KANI
Aliases
Mohamed Khalifa Abderrahim Shaqaqi AL-KANI; Mohammed AL-KANI; Muhammad Omar AL-KANI
Nationality
Libya
DoB
1979-05-03
Address
Libya
Reg. ID
F86JKFJF, Passport
Official reason
Al-Kani is the leader of the Kaniyat militia, which over several years gained control over the city of Tarhouna, Libya, while detaining, torturing, and murdering civilians. In April 2019, the Kaniyat militia changed allegiances from Libya’s recognized Government of National Accord (GNA), to the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), providing the ...
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https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm1192
Date of listing
2020-11-25
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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