Last Updated: October 16, 2026

Mohammad Yaqoub Maulavi

Aliases

محمد يعقوب Maulavi

Nationality

Afghanistan

Date of birth

1966

Place of birth

Shahjoi District, Zabul Province, Afghanistan

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Head of Bakhtar Information Agency (BIA) 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 Cultural Commission. Directs a Taliban "front" and coordinates all military activities of Taliban forces in Maiwand District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan as of mid-2013. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Kharoti (Taraki) tribe. 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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