**Executive Summary:**
This letter from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) informs Regulated Entities (REs) of amendments to the UN Security Council's ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List, as per Section 51A of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. It references UNSC press release SC/15560 dated January 10, 2024, detailing changes in 14 entries. REs must ensure compliance with the UAPA Order dated February 02, 2021, amended on August 29, 2023, and KYC guidelines.
**Key Points / Main Content:**
* **UAPA and UNSC Sanctions List:**
* REs must ensure they do not maintain accounts for individuals/entities on the UNSC's list of those with suspected terrorist links, as per Section 51A of the UAPA, 1967.
* **UNSC Amendments:**
* The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has informed about UNSC press release SC/15560, dated January 10, 2024, regarding amendments to the ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
* The amendments involve strikethroughs and/or underlines in existing entries on the list, concerning asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes.
* The UNSC Committee has made accessible the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the entries.
* **RE Compliance and Action:**
* REs are advised to take appropriate action as per Section 51 of the Master Direction (MD) on Know Your Customer (KYC) and follow the procedure in the UAPA Order dated February 02, 2021, amended on August 29, 2023, annexed to the MD on KYC.
* Updated lists of sanctioned individuals/entities are available on the UNSC website.
* **Delisting Requests:**
* Any delisting requests received by REs must be forwarded electronically to the Joint Secretary (CTCR), MHA, for consideration.
* Individuals/entities seeking removal from the Sanctions List can submit their request to the Ombudsperson appointed by the UN Secretary-General.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Regulated Entities (REs):**
* *Impact:* REs are directly responsible for implementing the updated sanctions list and ensuring compliance with UAPA and KYC guidelines. This includes screening existing accounts, reporting suspicious activities, and potentially freezing assets.
* *Action Required:* REs must update their screening processes, review the amended sanctions list, take appropriate action in terms of Section 51 of the MD on KYC, and forward any delisting requests to the MHA.
* **Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA):**
* *Impact:* MHA is responsible for the overall enforcement of UAPA and coordination with international bodies like the UNSC. They receive and process delisting requests.
* *Action Required:* The Joint Secretary (CTCR) must review and process delisting requests forwarded by REs.
* **Individuals and Entities on the Sanctions List:**
* *Impact:* Subject to asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes. Their access to financial services is restricted.
* *Action Required:* Can submit delisting requests to the Ombudsperson appointed by the UN Secretary-General.
Key Entities Referenced
Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Legal provision within the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 of India, concerning actions against individuals and entities suspected of terrorist links.
UNSCs 1267 1989 ISIL Da'esh AlQaida Sanctions List: Sanctions list maintained by the United Nations Security Council concerning individuals and entities associated with ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida.
Master Direction on Know Your Customer: RBI's (Reserve Bank of India) regulatory guidelines for Regulated Entities (REs) regarding customer identification and due diligence.
United Nations Security Council UNSC: A principal organ of the United Nations responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security.
Ministry of External Affairs MEA: The Indian government ministry responsible for the country's foreign relations.
Khalid Abd Al-Rahman Hamd Al-Fawwaz: Individual listed on the UNSC sanctions list, with various aliases and associated with Al-Qaida.
Algeria: Country in North Africa, place of birth and residence of multiple individuals listed in the document.
Benevolence International Foundation: Entity listed on the UNSC sanctions list, also known as Al Bir Al Dawalia and BIF, with addresses in multiple countries and reported to be defunct.
RBI/2023-24/111
DOR. AML.REC.69/14.06.001/2023-24 January 11, 2024
The Chairpersons/ CEOs of all the Regulated Entities
Madam/Dear Sir,
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA,1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL
(Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Amendments in 14 Entries
Please refer to Section 51 of our Master Direction on Know Your Customer dated
February 25, 2016 as amended on January 04 , 2024 (MD on KYC), in terms of which
“Regulated Entities (REs) shall ensure that in terms of Section 51A of the Unlawful
Activities (Prevention) (UAPA) Act, 1967 and amendments thereto, they do not have any
account in the name of individuals/entities appearing in the lists of individuals and
entities, suspected of having terrorist links, which are approved by and periodically
circulated by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).”
2. In this connection, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Government of India has
informed about the UNSC press release SC/15560 dated January 10, 2024 wherein the
Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253
(2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al Qaida and associated individuals, groups,
undertakings and entities enacted the amendments specified with strikethrough and/or
‑
underline in the entries below on its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of
individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set
out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2610 (2021), and adopted under
Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
A. Individuals
QDi.059 Name: 1: KHALID 2: ABD AL-RAHMAN 3: HAMD 4: AL-FAWAZ
Name (original script): دﻟﺎﺧ دﺑﻋ نﻣﺣرﻟا دﻣﺣ زاوﻔﻟا
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 24 Aug. 1962 POB: Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.:
a) Khaled Al-Fauwaz b) Khaled A. Al-Fauwaz c) Khalid Al-Fawwaz d) Khalik Al
Fawwaz e) Khaled Al-Fawwaz f) Khaled Al Fawwaz g) Khalid Abdulrahman H. Al
Fawaz h) Abu-Khalil Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Saudi Arabia Passport
िविनयमन िवभाग, क�द्रीय काया�लय, क�द्रीय काया�लय भवन, 12वी/ं 13वी ं मंिज़ल, शहीद भगत िसंह माग�, फोट�, मुंबई- 400001
टेलीफोन/ Tel No: 22661602, 22601000 फै�/ Fax No: 022-2270 5691
Department of Regulation, Central Office, Central Office Building, 12th/ 13th Floor, Shahid Bhagat Singh Marg, Fort, Mumbai - 400001
"Caution: RBI never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information like bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please
do not respond in any manner to such offers."2
no: 456682, issued on 6 Nov. 1990 (expired on 13 Sep. 1995) National identification
no: na Address: United States of America Listed on: 24 Apr. 2002 (amended on 26
Nov. 2004, 23 Apr. 2007, 21 Oct. 2010, 4 Aug. 2014, 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other
information: Extradited from the United Kingdom to the United States of America on 5
Oct. 2012. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded
on 22 Apr. 2010.. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was
concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.152 Name: 1: SAIFI 2: AMMARI 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): ﻲﻔﯾﺳ يرﺎﻣﻋ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 1 Jan. 1968 b) 23 Apr. 1968 POB: Kef Rih, Algeria
Good quality a.k.a.: a) El Para (combat name) b) Abderrezak Le Para (combat
name) c) Abou Haidara d) El Ourassi e) Abderrezak Zaimeche f) Abdul Rasak ammane
Abu Haidra g) Abdalarak Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Algeria Passport
no: na National identification no: na Address: Commune of Bouhechana, Daïra de
Lakhezara, Guelma, Algeria Listed on: 4 Dec. 2003 (amended on 7 Apr. 2008, 16 May
2011, 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: In detention in Algeria since Oct.
2004. Incarcerated in Algeria since 7 March 2011. Former member of the GSPC listed
as The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014). Father’s name:
Abdellah. Mother’s name: Draham Belanchi. Photograph and fingerprints available for
inclusion in INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010. Review pursuant to Security
Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security
Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-
Notices-Individuals
QDi.167 Name: 1: KAMEL 2: DJERMANE 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): لﺎﻣﻛ نﺎﻣرﺟ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 12 Oct. 1965 POB: Oum el Bouaghi, Algeria Good
quality a.k.a.: a) Bilal b) Adel c) Fodhil d) Abou Abdeljalil Low quality
a.k.a.: na Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National identification
no: na Address: Sidi Argis village, Oum El-Bouaghi, Algeria Listed on: 3 May 2004
(amended on 7 Apr. 2008, 13 Dec. 2011, 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other
information: In detention in Algeria as at of April 2010 November 2023. Sentenced to
18 years imprisonment for conducting terrorist activities by the Algiers Criminal Court on
25 January 2023. Arrest warrant issued by the German authorities on 9 Oct. 2003 and
18 July 2018 respectively for involvement in kidnapping, robbery and extortion. Former
member of the Katibat Tarek Ibn Ziad of The Organization of Al Qaida in the Islamic
Maghreb (QDe.014). Father’s name: Sliman. Mother’s name Oum Hani Djermane.
Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul.
2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4
Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.251 Name: 1: SALAH EDDINE 2: GASMI 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): ﺢﻟﺎﺻ ﻲﻣﺳﺎﻗ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 13 Apr. 1971 POB: Zeribet El Oued, Wilaya (province)
of Biskra, Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abou Mohamed Salah b) Abou Malek Low
quality a.k.a.: a) Bounouadher b) Bounouader Nationality: Algeria Passport3
no: na National identification no: na Address: No. 7250 Zeribat El Oued,
Biskra, Algeria Listed on: 3 Jul. 2008 (amended on 24 Mar. 2009, 15 Nov. 2012, 14
Mar. 2013, 11 Feb. 2016, 24 Nov. 2020, 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: Belongs to
the leadership and is in charge of information committee of the Organization of Al-Qaida
in the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014). Mother’s name is Yamina Soltane. Father’s name is
Abdelaziz. Associated with Abdelmalek Droukdel (QDi.232, reported deceased in June
2020). Arrested in Algeria on 16 Dec. 2012. Incarcerated at the El-Harrach prison in
Algiers, as of August 2015. Incarcerated in the Blida penitentiary, Algeria as of
November 2023. Photograph and fingerprints available for inclusion in INTERPOL-
UNSC Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was
concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.261 Name: 1: ADEM 2: YILMAZ 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 4 Nov. 1978 POB: Bayburt, TurkeyTürkiye Good
quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: Talha Nationality: TurkeyTürkiye Passport
no: TurkeyTürkiye number TR-P 614 166 (issued by the Turkish Consulate General in
Frankfurt/M. on 22 Mar. 2006, expired on 15 Sep. 2009.) National identification
no: na Address: a) Südliche Ringstrasse 133, Langen, 63225, Germany (previous
address) b) Türkiye Listed on: 27 Oct. 2008 (amended on 13 Dec. 2011, 6 Dec.
2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: Associated with the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU),
also known as the Islamic Jihad Group (QDe.119). Associated with Fritz Martin Gelowicz
(QDi.259). Deported from Germany to Türkiye in February 2019. Ongoing judicial
process as of November 2023. In detention in Germany as of Jun. 2010. Review
pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019.
INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.279 Name: 1: MOHAMED 2: BELKALEM 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): دﻣﺣﻣ مﻼﻛﻠﺑ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 19 Dec. 1969 POB: Hussein Dey, Algiers, Algeria
Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abdelali Abou Dher (دﺑﻋ ﻲﻟﺎﻌﻟا وﺑا رذ) b) El
Harrachi (ﻲﺷارﺣﻟا) Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National identification
no: na Address: a)Mali b) Cité Djenane Mabrouk, Algiers, Algeria Listed on: 22 Apr.
2010 (amended on 15 Apr. 2014, 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other
information: Reportedly a member of Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM,
QDe.159) as of November 2023. Convicted in absentia by Algerian tribunal on 28 Mar.
1996. Algerian international arrest warrant number 03/09 of 6 Jun. 2009 issued by the
Tribunal of Sidi Mhamed, Algiers, Algeria. Algerian extradition request number 2307/09
of 3 Sep. 2009, presented to Malian authorities. Father’s name is Ali Belkalem. Mother’s
name is Fatma Saadoudi. Member of The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic
Maghreb (QDe.014). Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was
concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. Photograph and fingerprints available for inclusion in
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.280 Name: 1: TAYEB 2: NAIL 3: na 4: na
Name (original script): بﯾطﻟا لﯾﺎﻧ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: Approximately 1972 POB: Faidh El Batma, Djelfa,
Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Djaafar Abou Mohamed (رﻔﻌﺟ وﺑا دﻣﺣﻣ) b) Abou Mouhadjir4
(وﺑا رﺟﺎﮭﻣ) c) Mohamed Ould Ahmed Ould Ali (born in 1976) Low quality
a.k.a.: na Nationality: Algeria Passport no: na National identification
no: na Address: a) Mali b) Cité Feradj Lakhdar, Merine, Sidi Bel Abbes, Algeria Listed
on: 22 Apr. 2010 (amended on 15 Apr. 2014, 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other
information: Reportedly a member of Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM,
QDe.159) as of November 2023. Convicted in absentia by Algerian tribunal on 28 Mar.
1996. Algerian international arrest warrant number 04/09 of 6 Jun. 2009 issued by the
Tribunal of Sidi Mhamed, Algiers, Algeria. Algerian extradition request number 2307/09
of 3 Sep. 2009, presented to Malian authorities. Father’s name was Benazouz Nail.
Mother’s name is Belkheiri Oum El Kheir. Member of The Organization of Al-Qaida in
the Islamic Maghreb (QDe.014). Photograph and fingerprints available for inclusion in
INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368
(2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice
web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.298 Name: 1: ABD AL-RAHMAN 2: OULD MUHAMMAD AL-HUSAYN 3: OULD
MUHAMMAD SALIM 4: na
Name (original script): دﺑﻋ نﻣﺣرﻟا دﻟو دﻣﺣﻣ نﯾﺳﺣﻟا دﻟو دﻣﺣﻣ مﯾﻠﺳ
Title: na Designation: na DOB: Approximately 1981 POB: Saudi Arabia Good quality
a.k.a.: a) Abdarrahmane ould Mohamed el Houcein ould Mohamed
Salem b) ﺦﯾﺷ سﻧوﯾ ﻲﻧﺎﺗﯾروﻣﻟا (Yunis al-Mauritani; Younis al-Mauritani; Sheikh Yunis al-
Mauritani; Shaykh Yunis the Mauritanian) Low quality a.k.a.: a) Salih the
Mauritanian b) Mohamed Salem c) Youssef Ould Abdel Jelil d) El Hadj Ould Abdel
Ghader e) Abdel Khader f) Abou
Souleimane g) Chingheity Nationality: Mauritania Passport no: na National
identification no: na Address: na Mauritania Listed on: 15 Sep. 2011 (amended on
24 Nov. 2020, 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: Pakistan-based sSenior Al-Qaida
(QDe.004) leader, also associated with The Organization of Al-Qaida in the Islamic
Maghreb (QDe.014). Wanted by Mauritanian authorities. He is in Mauritania since his
extradition from Pakistan in 2014. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368
(2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special
Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.323 Name: 1: SAID 2: ARIF 3: na 4: na Title: na
Designation: na DOB: a) 25 Jun. 1964 b) 5 Dec. 1969 c) 12 May 1965 POB: Oran,
Algeria Good quality a.k.a.: a) Said Mohamed Arif b) Omar
Gharib c) Abderahmane d) Abdallah al-Jazairi e) Slimane
Chabani f) Souleiman g) Abou Souleiman Low quality
a.k.a.: na a) Abdullah b) Abdallah c) Abu Abdullah Nationality: Algeria Passport
no: na National identification no: na Address: na a) 78 Boulevard Bezghoud
Mustapha, Oran, Algeria b) No. 12 Rue Lyonnais, Ain Turk, Oran, Algeria Listed on: 15
Aug. 2014 (amended on 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: Reportedly
killed in an air strike in Syria on 25 May 2015. A veteran member of the ‘Chechen
Network’ (not listed) and other terrorist groups. He was convicted of his role and
membership in the ‘Chechen Network’ in France in 2006. Joined Jabhat al-Nusrah, listed
as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137) in October 2013. Father’s
name: Mohamed. Mother’s name: Saliha Boukhari. Photograph and fingerprints
available for inclusion in INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security
Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019. INTERPOL-UN Security5
Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-
Notices-Individuals
QDi.329 Name: 1: AHMED 2: ABDULLAH 3: SALEH AL-KHAZMARI 4: AL-ZAHRANI
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 15 Sep. 1978 POB: Dammam, Saudi Arabia Good
quality a.k.a.: a) Abu Maryam al-Zahrani b) Abu Maryam al-Saudi c) Ahmed Abdullah
S al-Zahrani d) Ahmad Abdullah Salih al-Zahrani e) Abu Maryam al-Azadi f) Ahmed bin
Abdullah Saleh bin al-Zahrani g) Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Zahrani al-Khozmri Low
quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Saudi Arabia Passport no: Saudi Arabia number
E126785, issued on 27 May 2002 (expired on 3 Apr. 2007) National identification
no: na Address: (Located in Syria) Listed on: 23 Sep. 2014 (amended on 6 Dec.
2019, 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: Senior member of Al-Qaida
(QDe.004). Reportedly killed in January 2020 in Yemen. Wanted by the Saudi Arabian
Government for terrorism. Father's name is Abdullah Saleh al Zahrani. Physical
description: eye colour: dark; hair colour: dark; complexion: olive. Speaks Arabic. Photo
available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Review
pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019.
INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.339 Name: 1: ‘ABD AL-RAHMAN 2: MUHAMMAD 3: MUSTAFA 4: AL-QADULI
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 1959 POB: Mosul, Ninawa Province, Iraq Good
quality a.k.a.: a) ‘Abd al-Rahman Muhammad Mustafa Shaykhlari b) Umar Muhammad
Khalil Mustafa c) Abdul Rahman Muhammad al-Bayati d) Tahir Muhammad Khalil
Mustafa al-Bayati e) Aliazra Ra’ad Ahmad Low quality a.k.a.: a) Abu-Shuayb b) Hajji
Iman c) Abu Iman d) Abu Ala e) Abu Hasan f) Abu Muhammad g) Abu
Zayna Nationality: Iraq Passport no: na National identification
no: na Address: na Listed on: 23 Sep. 2014 (amended on 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023)
Other information: Senior Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida
in Iraq (AQI) (QDe.115), official. Reportedly killed in Syria in 2016. Previously served as
a representative of AQI to Al-Qaida (QDe.004) senior leadership in Pakistan. Review
pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec. 2019
INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDi.417 Name: 1: MOHAMAD 2: RAFI 3: BIN UDIN 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 3 Jun. 1966 POB: Negri Sembilan, Malaysia Good
quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Mohd Radi Bin Udin b) Abu Awn al
Malizi c) Muhammad Ratin d) Muhammad Rafiuddin e) Abu Una al
Malayzie f) Mhammad Rahim Bin Udin g) Abu Ayn Tok Cit h) Muhammad Ratin Bin
Nurdin Nationality: a) Malaysia b) Indonesia Passport no: Malaysia number
A31142734, issued on 6 Nov. 2013 (issued by the Immigration Department of Malaysia,
expiration date 6 Nov. 2015) National identification no: Malaysia National Identification
Card 660603-05-5267 (issued by National Registration Department of Malaysia; issued
to Mohd Rafi bin Udin) Address: a) B-3B-19 Glenview Villa, Jalan 49 Off Jalan Kuari,
Taman Pinggiran Cheras, 56000, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia (as at 30 Jan. 2014) b) 90-00-04 Flat Sri Kota, Bandar Tun Razak, 56100,
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (as at 23 Apr. 2010) c) 96-
06-06 Flat Sri Kota, Bandar Tun Razak, 56100, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (as at 6 Apr. 2007) d) Syrian Arab Republic (location since6
2014) Listed on: 23 Aug. 2018 (amended on 14 Dec. 2023) Other information: Senior
member of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq
(QDe.115). Recruited for ISIL and instructed individuals to perpetrate terrorist acts via
online video. Reportedly deceased. Physical description: eye colour: brown; hair colour:
brown; complexion: dark. Speaks Malay, English, limited Arabic. INTERPOL-UN
Security Council Special Notice web link: www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
B. Entities
QDe.093 Name: BENEVOLENCE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION
A.k.a.: a) Al Bir Al Dawalia b) BIF c) BIF-USA d) Mezhdunarodnyj Blagotvoritel'nyl
Fond F.k.a.: na Address: a) 8820 Mobile Avenue, IA, Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United
States of America b) P.O. Box 548, Worth, Illinois, 60482, United States of
America c) (Formerly located at) 9838 S. Roberts Road, Suite 1W, Palos Hills, Illinois,
60465, United States of America d) (Formerly located at) 20-24 Branford Place, Suite
705, Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States of America e) P.O. Box 1937,
Khartoum, Sudan f) Bangladesh g) (Gaza Strip) h) Yemen Listed on: 21 Nov. 2002
(amended on 24 Jan. 2003, 28 Apr. 2011, 18 May 2012, 6 Dec. 2019, 14 Dec. 2023)
Other information: Reportedly defunct. No longer operates in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Employer Identification Number (United States of America): 36-3823186. Review
pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 22 Jun. 2010.
Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 4 Dec.
2019. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:
www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals
QDe.107 Name: AL FURQAN
A.k.a.: a) Dzemilijati Furkan b) Dzem'ijjetul Furqan c) Association for Citizens Rights
and Resistance to Lies d) Dzemijetul Furkan e) Association of Citizens for the Support
of Truth and Supression of Lies f) Sirat g) Association for Education, Culture and
Building Society-Sirat h) Association for Education, Cultural, and to Create Society -
Sirat i) Istikamet j) In Siratel k) Citizens’ Association for Support and Prevention of lies –
Furqan F.k.a.: na Address: a) 30a Put Mladih Muslimana (ex Pavla Lukaca Street), 71
000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina b) 72 ul. Strossmajerova, Zenica, Bosnia and
Herzegovina c) 42 Muhameda Hadzijahica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina d) 70
and 53 Strosmajerova Street, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina e) Zlatnih Ljiljana Street,
Zavidovici, Bosnia and Herzegovina Listed on: 11 May 2004 (amended on 26 Nov.
2004, 24 Mar. 2009, 1 May 2019, 15 Nov. 2021, 14 Dec. 2023) Other
information: Reportedly defunct Registered in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a citizens’
association under the name of “Citizens’ Association for Support and Prevention of lies
– Furqan” on 26 Sep. 1997. Al Furqan ceased its work by decision of the Ministry of
Justice of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation (decision number 03-054-286/97
dated 8 Nov. 2002). Al Furqan was no longer in existence as atof Dec. 2008. Review
pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 15 Jun. 2010.
Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb.
2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 15
November 2021. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link:
www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals7
3. In accordance with paragraph 58 of resolution 2610 (2021), the Committee has made
accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above
entries at the following URL:
www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries.
4. Press release regarding the above can be found at
https://press.un.org/en/2024/sc15560.doc.htm
Further, the UNSC press releases concerning amendments to the list are available at
URL: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/press-releases
5. The details of the sanction measures and exemptions are available at the following
URL: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267#further_information
6. In view of the above, REs are advised to take appropriate action in terms of Section
51 of the MD on KYC and strictly follow the procedure as laid down in the UAPA Order
dated February 02, 2021 (amended on August 29, 2023) annexed to the MD on KYC.
7. Updated lists of individuals and entities linked to ISIL (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and Taliban
are available at:
www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1988/materials
8. Further, as per the instructions from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), any request
for de-listing received by any RE is to be forwarded electronically to Joint Secretary
(CTCR), MHA for consideration. Individuals, groups, undertakings or entities seeking to
be removed from the Security Council’s ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List can
submit their request for delisting to an independent and impartial Ombudsperson who
has been appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General. More details are available
at the following URL:
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ombudsperson/application8
9. REs are advised to take note of the aforementioned UNSC communications and
ensure meticulous compliance.
Yours faithfully,
(Saidutta Sangram Keshari Pradhan)
General Manager