Muti al-Hamzi

Major General, Commander of the Houthi Air Force and Air Defense Forces

N/A

Sana'a, Yemen

Yemen

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.LI.2022.274.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A274I%3ATOC

Position-based reason

Military

Ahmad Al-Hamzi was listed on 4 October 2022 pursuant to paragraphs 11 and 15 of resolution 2140 (2014), as meeting the designation criteria set out in paragraph 17 of resolution 2140 (2014), including as further elaborated by paragraph 19 of resolution 2216 (2015). Ahmad Al-Hamzi has engaged in acts and provided support for acts that threaten the peace, security and stability of Yemen, including violations of the targeted arms embargo. Serving as Commander of the Houthi Air Force and Air Defense Forces, as well as its UAV program, al-Hamzi acquired weapons for use in the Yemen civil war in violation of the targeted arms embargo as laid out in paragraph 14 of Resolution 2216 (2015). Houthi military forces under Major General Al-Hamzi’s command carried out targeted UAV strikes. Al-Hamzi is responsible for orchestrating attacks by Houthi forces impacting Yemeni civilians, bordering nations, and commercial vessels in international waters.

EU

2022/2034 (OJ L274I)

Verification of active military role: Al-Sharea News (Arabic) – ‘The Masterminds of the Houthi Attacks’ (https://alsharaeanews.com/2021/03/08/54527/ [Accessed on 11/Feb/22] (‘Mansour Al-Saadi and Ahmed Al-Hamzi, two mysterious characters in the Houthi air force and navy, played a pivotal role in the war in Yemen, extending its influence to threatening Saudi lands and security of the Red Sea.’)

2022-10-24

EU

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Yemen

UN

Yemen

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex of Council Decision 2014/932/CFSP.

On 26 February 2014, in view of the ongoing violence, terrorist activities and political, security, economic and humanitarian challenges in Yemen, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2140 (2014), where it reaffirmed its commitment to the unity, sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Yemen, and established travel restrictions and asset freezes to designated persons and entities. On 14 April 2015, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 2216 (2015) which imposed an arms embargo in relation to persons who engaged in acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Yemen. Derogations to the restrictive measures are possible as well as exemptions for humanitarian purposes.