Last Updated: October 22, 2026

Janan Agha Mullah

Aliases

جانان آغا Agha Mullah

Abdullah Jan Agha

Nationality

Afghanistan

Date of birth

1958; 1953

Place of birth

Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Governor of Faryab Province under the Taliban regime.

Sender

Additional info

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

Other Information

Member of Taliban Supreme Council and advisor to Mullah Mohammed Omar (TAi.004) as at June 2010. Leads a Taliban "front" (mahaz) as of mid-2013. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Sadat ethnic group. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 23 Jul. 2010. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link available.

Date of listing

2025-05-15

Program information

Authority

Program

Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against individuals and groups associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07)

Regime

UN, Switzerland country specific

Target State

Afghanistan

Measures

Asset freeze, Travel ban

Official Information

Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 21 March 2025 on measures against individuals and groups associated with the Taliban (SR 946.231.07). The measures implement sanctions adopted by the UN Security Council.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2025/193/de

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