Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Aliases
Mahmoud Mustafa Busayf AL-WERFALLI; Mahmoud AL-WERFALLI
Nationality
Libya
DoB
1978
Address
Benghazi, Libya
Official reason
Mahmud al-Warfalli (al-Warfalli) serves as a commander of a militia known as the al-Saiqa Brigade. Al-Warfalli is designated for being a foreign person who is responsible for, is complicit in, or has directly or indirectly engaged in serious human rights abuse. Since 2016, al-Warfalli has carried out or ordered the killings of 43 unarmed detainee...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm852
Date of listing
2019-12-10
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 ...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL