Mirghani Idris SULEIMAN

Sudan

1959-12-28

Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan

Male

H 22 B 7, Northern Elsafia, Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan

B00018824, Passport

Military

Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Mirghani Idris Suleiman (Idris)pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14098, for leading the Sudanese Armed Forces’ (SAF) efforts to acquire weapons for use in its ongoing war with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Idris has been at the center of weapons deals that have fueled the brutality and scale of the war, serving as Director General of Defense Industries System (DIS), the SAF’s primary weapons production and procurement arm. Mirghani Idris Suleiman is the head of OFAC-sanctioned DIS, the arm of the SAF primarily responsible for weapons procurement and production. Idris began his career in the officer corps of the SAF, graduating alongside SAF Commander Burhan in the 31st graduating batch. He then served in Sudan’s intelligence service before being appointed to lead the DIS. Since his appointment, Idris has served as the face of SAF procurement, heading several official delegations to potential suppliers. Idris is being designated pursuant to E.O. 14098, for being a foreign person who is or has been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the DIS, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 14098.

US

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy2672

2024-10-24

US

Executive Order 14098 Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition

OFAC country specific

Sudan

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

• https://www.state.gov/risks-and-considerations-for-u-s-businesses-operating-in-sudan/

E.O. 14098 of May 4, 2023, among other things, authorizes the imposition of sanctions on foreign persons to address the situation in Sudan following the military’s seizure of power in October 2021 and the outbreak of inter-service fighting in April 2023, and to support a transition to democracy and civilian transitional government in Sudan.

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