Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes One Individual from Its List

 

Decision Taken Following Review of De-listing

Request Submitted Through Office of the Ombudsperson

On 27 April 2012, the Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee decided to remove the name of the one individual below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of a de-listing request submitted through the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this de-listing request.

Therefore, the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1989 (2011) no longer apply to the name set out below.

Removed from Section A. Individuals associated with Al-Qaida

QI.A.5.01. Name: 1: SA'D 2: ABDULLAH 3: HUSSEIN 4: AL-SHARIF
Name (original script): سعد عبد الله حسين الشريف
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 11 Feb. 1964  POB: Al-Medinah, Saudi Arabia  Good quality a.k.a.: Sa'd al-Sharif  Low quality a.k.a.: na  Nationality: Saudi Arabian  Passport no.: a) Passport number G 649385, issued on 8 Sep. 2006 , expiring on 17 Jul. 2011  b) Passport number B 960789   National identification no.: na  Address: na  Listed on: 25 Jan. 2001 (amended on 23 Apr. 2007, 16 May 2011)  Other information: Brother-in-law and close associate of Usama bin Laden (QI.B.8.01.). Said to be head of Usama bin Laden’s financial organization. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010.  

The names of individuals and entities removed from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List pursuant to a decision by the Committee may be found in the “Press Releases” section on the Committee's website.  Other information about de-listing may be found on the Committee's website at:  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/delisting.shtml.

The Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations.  This is the tenth update of the List in 2012.  An updated List is accessible on the Committee’s website at the following URL:  http://www.un.org/sc/committees/1267/aq_sanctions_list.shtml.

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