Last Updated: October 18, 2026

Sayyed Ghiassouddine Agha Maulavi

Aliases

سيد غیاث الدین آغا Agha Maulavi

Sayed Ghias

Sayed Ghiasuddin Sayed Ghousuddin

Sayyed Ghayasudin

Nationality

Afghanistan

Date of birth

1961

Place of birth

Kohistan District, Faryab Province, Afghanistan

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs under the Taliban regime. Education Minister under the Taliban regime.

Sender

Additional info

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

Other Information

Taliban member responsible for Faryab, Jawzjan, Sari Pul and Balkh Provinces, Afghanistan as at June 2010. Involved in drug trafficking. Member of Taliban Supreme Council and Taliban Military Council as at December 2009. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Sadat ethnic group. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 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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