OFAC Makes 14 Changes to SDN List

March 15, 2012 by Peter Milligan|Exports, OFAC and DoD

On March 2, 2012, the Office of Foreign Assets Control announced fourteen changes to its "Specially Designated Nationals" list. SDNs are (i) individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries or (ii) individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programs that are not country-specific. The assets of listed SDNs are blocked and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from dealing with them.

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Changes have been made to the following entries on OFAC's SDN list:

ABDAOUI, Youssef (a.k.a. ABDAOUI, Youssef Ben Abdul Baki Ben Youcef; a.k.a. "ABDELLAH"; a.k.a. "ABDULLAH"; a.k.a. "ABU ABDULLAH"), (individual) [SDGT]
AL RASHID TRUST (a.k.a. AL AMEEN TRUST; a.k.a. AL AMIN TRUST; a.k.a. AL AMIN WELFARE TRUST; a.k.a. AL MADINA TRUST; a.k.a. AL RASHEED TRUST; a.k.a. AL-AMEEN TRUST; a.k.a. AL-MADINA TRUST; a.k.a. AL-RASHEED TRUST; a.k.a. AL-RASHID TRUST), [SDGT]
AL-LIBI, Abd al-Muhsin (a.k.a. ABU BAKR, Ibrahim Ali Muhammad; a.k.a. SABRI, Abdel Ilah; a.k.a. TANTOUCHE, Ibrahim Abubaker; a.k.a. TANTOUSH, Ibrahim Abubaker; a.k.a. TANTOUSH, Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr; a.k.a. "'ABD AL-MUHSI"; a.k.a. "'ABD AL-RAHMAN"; a.k.a. "ABU ANAS") (individual) [SDGT]
AMDOUNI, Mehrez (a.k.a. AL-AMDOUNI, Mehrez Ben Mahmoud Ben Sassi; a.k.a. FUSCO, Fabio; a.k.a. HASSAN, Mohamed; a.k.a. "ABU THALE"); (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (individual) [SDGT]
ASHRAF, Haji Muhammad (a.k.a. ASHRAF, Haji M.);(individual) [SDGT]
BAHAZIQ, Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed (a.k.a. BAHAZIQ, Mahmoud; a.k.a. "ABU 'ABD AL-'AZIZ"; a.k.a. "ABU ABDUL AZIZ"; a.k.a. "SHAYKH SAHIB"); (Saudi Arabia) (individual) [SDGT]
JIM'ALE, Ahmed Nur Ali (a.k.a. JIMALE, Ahmad Ali; a.k.a. JIM'ALE, Ahmad Nur Ali; a.k.a. JUMALE, Ahmed Nur; a.k.a. JUMALI, Ahmed Ali), (individual) [SDGT]
KAHIE, Abdullahi Hussein, (individual) [SDGT]
KHAN, Mohammad Naushad Alam (a.k.a. KHAN, Muhammad Nowshad Alam; a.k.a. KHAN, Naushad Aalam; a.k.a. KHAN, Rahat Hasan); (individual) [SDGT]
LAKHVI, Zaki-ur-Rehman (a.k.a. ARSHAD, Abu Waheed Irshad Ahmad; a.k.a. LAKVI, Zaki Ur-Rehman; a.k.a. LAKVI, Zakir Rehman; a.k.a. REHMAN, Zakir; a.k.a. UR-REHMAN, Zaki; a.k.a. "CHACHAJEE"),(Pakistan) (individual) [SDGT]
MAKKI, Hafiz Abdul Rahman (a.k.a. MAKI, HAFAZ ABDUL RAHMAN; a.k.a. MAKKI, ABDULRAHMAN; a.k.a. MAKKI, HAFIZ ABDUL REHMAN), (Pakistan) (individual) [SDGT]
MUJAHID, Mohammed Yahya (a.k.a. AZIZ, Mohammad Yahya; a.k.a. MUJAHID, Muhammad Yahya; a.k.a. MUJAHID, Yahya); (Pakistan) (individual) [SDGT]
RAUF, Hafiz Abdur (a.k.a. RAOUF, Hafiz Abdul; a.k.a. RAUF, Hafiz Abdul), (Pakistan) (individual) [SDGT]
SAEED, Muhammad (a.k.a. SAEED, Hafiz; a.k.a. SAEED, Hafiz Mohammad; a.k.a. SAEED, Hafiz Muhammad; a.k.a. SAYED, Hafiz Mohammad; a.k.a. SAYEED, Hafez Mohammad; a.k.a. SAYID, Hafiz Mohammad; a.k.a. SYEED, Hafiz Mohammad; a.k.a. "HAFIZ SAHIB"; a.k.a. "TATA JI"), (Pakistan) (individual) [SDGT]

OFAC notice (dated 03/02/12) available here.

Subsequent Federal Register notice (FR Pub 03/12/12) available here.