Individual

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

Isnilon Totoni Hapilon

Aliases

Isnilon Hapilun

Isnilun Hapilun

Tuan Isnilon

Abu Musab

Salahudin

Nationality

Philippines

Date of birth

1966-03-18; 1967-03-10

Place of birth

Bulanza, Lantawan, Basilan, Philippines

Address

previous location until 2016, Basilan, Philippines; location since 2016, Lanao del Sur, Philippines

Other sanctions regimes

UN

Sender

CH

Additional info

article 3 paragraphs 1 and 2 (Financial sanctions) and articles 4 (Travel ban)

Other Information

Senior leader of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) (QDe.001). Leader of local affiliates of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115), in the southern Philippines as of May 2017. Killed in Marawi City, Philippines on 15 October 2017. Physical description: eye colour: brown; hair colour: brown; height: 5 feet 6 inches – 168 cm; weight: 120 pounds – 54 kg; build: slim; complexion: light-skinned; has facial birthmarks. Wanted by the Philippines authorities for terrorist offences and by authorities of the United States of America for involvement in terrorist acts. Photos included in INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice (web link available).

Date of listing

2025-05-15

Program information

Program information

Authority

CH

Program

Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (SR 946.231.08)

Regime

UN, Switzerland horizontal

Target State

Terrorism

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (SR 946.231.08). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council.

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