Executive Summary:
The document lists individuals associated with various groups, including Al-Qaida, the Afghan Support Committee, the Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, and Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. It provides identifying information and the reasons for their listing, which includes involvement in terrorist activities and fundraising. The listings were amended on August 22, 2025, and are subject to ongoing review under relevant Security Council resolutions.
Key Points / Main Content:
Individuals Listed:
Ibrahim Ali Abu Bakr Tantoush:
Also known as Abd al-Muhsin, Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr, Abdul Rahman, Abu Anas, Ibrahim Abubaker Tantouche, Ibrahim Abubaker Tantoush, Abd al Muhsi, and Abd al-Rahman.
Associated with Afghan Support Committee, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society, and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.
Al Azhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine:
Also known as Salmane and Lazhar.
Sentenced in Italy and Tunisia for membership in terrorist associations and related crimes.
Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abo Ghaith:
Also known as Abo Ghaith.
His Kuwaiti citizenship was revoked and is currently incarcerated in the United States of America.
Shafi Sultan Mohammed AlAjmi:
Also known as Shafi alAjmi and Sheikh Shafi alAjmi. Low quality a.k.a.: Shaykh Abu Sultan
Fundraiser for Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant.
Gulmurod Khalimov:
Syria-based military expert, member, and recruiter of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq.
Review and Amendments:
Listings amended on August 22, 2025.
Reviews conducted pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1822 (2008) and 2368 (2017).
Additional Information:
Links provided for further information on sanctions lists, press releases, and the Security Council Ombudsperson application process.
Impact Analysis:
Member States:
Impact: Required to implement sanctions measures against the listed individuals, including asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes.
Action Required: Ensure national laws and regulations comply with UN Security Council sanctions regimes and take appropriate enforcement actions.
Financial Institutions:
Impact: Obligated to freeze the assets of the listed individuals and entities.
Action Required: Screen customer databases against the UN sanctions lists and report any matches to relevant authorities.
Law Enforcement Agencies:
Impact: Responsible for enforcing travel bans and preventing the supply of arms to listed individuals.
Action Required: Monitor the movement of listed individuals and cooperate with international partners to prevent terrorist activities.
The Listed Individuals:
Impact: Subject to asset freezes, travel bans, and arms embargoes.
Action Required: Can challenge their listing through the UN Security Council Ombudsperson.
Key Entities Referenced
Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr Tantoush: Individual listed for association with various groups, including Afghan Support Committee, Revival of Islamic Heritage Society and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group.
Libya: Country of nationality and address for Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr Tantoush.
Tripoli, Libya: City in Libya, listed as address for Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr Tantoush
Afghanistan: Listed as address for Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr Tantoush as at June 2014.
Alazhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine: Individual listed with links to terrorist association, sentenced in Italy and considered a fugitive.
Sfax, Tunisia: Place of birth of Alazhar Ben Khalifa Ben Ahmed Rouine.
Sulaiman Jassem Sulaiman Ali Abo Ghaith: Individual who left Kuwait for Pakistan in June 2001, his Kuwaiti citizenship has been revoked since 2001, and he is currently incarcerated in the United States of America.
Shafi Sultan Mohammed AlAjmi: Individual, a fundraiser for Al Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant, released from prison in Kuwait as part of the Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 2252023.
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भी विवियवमत ींस्थाओ ीं के अध्यक्ष/म ख्य कायाकारी अविकारी
महोदया/महोदय,
यूएपीए, 1967 की धारा 51ए का कायाान्वयन : यूएनएससी की 1267/1989 आईएसआईएल
(दाएश) और अल-कायदा प्रतिबंध सूची में अद्यिन: 05 प्रतितिय ंमें संश धन
कृ पया ‘अपिे ग्राहक को जाविए’ पर वदिाींक 25 फरिरी 2016 (14 अगस्त 2025 को यथा ींशोवित) के
हमारे मास्टर विदेश के पैरा 51 देखें, वज के अि ार "विवियवमत ींस्थाएीं (आरई) यह विवित करें वक
विवि-विरुद्ध वियाकलाप (वििारण) अविवियम, 1967 की िारा 51(ए) और उ में वकए गए ींशोिि के
अि ार उिके पा आींतकी गवतविवियो ीं े ज ड़े होिे की आशींका िाले ऐ े व्यक्तियो/ीं ींस्थाओ ींका कोई
खाता िही ींहोिा चावहए वज के िाम ींय ि राष्ट्र रक्षा पररषद (यूएिए ी) द्वारा मय- मय पर
अि मोवदत तथा पररचावलत ऐ े व्यक्तियो ींतथा इकाइयो की ूची में शावमल हो।”
2. इ ींबींि में , विदेश मींत्रालय (एमईए), भारत रकार द्वारा 22 अगस्त 2025 को जारी यूएिए ी प्रे
विज्ञक्ति ए ी/ 16155 के बारे में ूवचत वकया है, वज में रक्षा पररषद वमवत द्वारा आईए आईएल
(दाएश), अल-कायदा, और ींबींवित व्यक्तियो,ीं मूहो,ीं उपिमो ीं और ींस्थाओ ीं े ींबक्तित ींकल्प 1267
(1999), 1989 (2011) और 2253 (2015) के अि रण में िीचे विवदाष्ट् प्रविवष्ट्यो ीं में स्टराइकथ्रू और/या
रेखाींवकत के ाथ विवदाष्ट् ींशोििो ीं को रक्षा पररषद ींकल्प 2734 (2024) के पैरा 1 में विवदाष्ट् और
ींय ि राष्ट्र चार्ार के अध्याय VII के तहत अपिाए गए आक्तस्तयाीं फ्री़ि करिे, यात्रा प्रवतबींि और हवथयार
प्रवतबींि के अिीि व्यक्तियो ीं और ींस्थाओ ीं की अपिी आईए आईएल (दाएश) और अल-कायदा प्रवतबींि
ूची में शावमल करिे की मींजूरी दी गई है।
ए. व्यक्ति
QDi.057 Name: 1: IBRAHIM 2: ALI 3: ABU BAKR 4: TANTOUSH
Name (original script): شوتنت ر كب وبأ يلع ميهاربا
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 2 Feb. 1966 POB: al Aziziyya, Libya Good quality a.k.a.:
a) Abd al-Muhsin b) Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr c) Abdul Rahman d) Abu
Anas e) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantouche f) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantoush g) ‘Abd al-
विवियमि विभाग, केंद्रीय कायाालय, केंद्रीय कायाालय भिि, 12िी/ीं 13िी ींमींव़िल, शहीद भगत व ींह मागा, फोर्ा, म ींबई - 400001
र्ेलीफोि/ Tel No: 22661602, 22601000 फैक्स/ 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
Muhsi h) ‘Abd al-Rahman i) Abdel Ilah Sabri (false identity related to fraudulent South
African identification number 6910275240086 linked to South African passport number
434021161, both documents have been confiscated) Low quality a.k.a.: Al-
Libi Nationality: Libya Passport no: a) Libya number 203037, issued in Tripoli,
Libya b) (Libyan passport number 347834, issued under name Ibrahim Ali Tantoush,
expired on 21 Feb. 2014) National identification no: na Address: Tripoli, Libya (as at
Feb. 2014) Afghanistan (as at June 2014) Listed on: 11 Jan. 2002 ( amended on 31 Jul.
2006, 4 Oct. 2006, 16 May 2011, 10 Jul. 2015, 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other
information: Associated with Afghan Support Committee (ASC) (QDe.069), Revival of
Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)(QDe.070) and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG)
(QDe.011). Photograph and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UNSC
Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was
concluded on 8 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017)
was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice
web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-
Individuals
QDi.150 Name: 1: AL-AZHAR 2: BEN KHALIFA 3: BEN AHMED 4: ROUINE
Name (original script): نيور دمحا نب ةفيلخ نب رهزلأا
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 20 Nov. 1975 POB: Sfax, Tunisia Good quality
a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Salmane b) Lazhar Nationality: Tunisia Passport
no: Tunisia number P182583, issued on 13 Sep. 2003 (expired on 12 Sep. 2007) National
identification no: na Address: No.2 89th Street Zehrouni, Tunis, Tunisia Listed on: 12
Nov. 2003 ( amended on 20 Dec. 2005, 21 Dec. 2007, 30 Jan. 2009, 16 May 2011, 23 Feb.
2016, 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Sentenced to six years and ten
months of imprisonment for membership of a terrorist association by the Appeal Court
of Milan, Italy, on 7 Feb. 2008. Imprisoned in Sfax Prison on 5 June 2007 pursuant to an
order issued by the Appeals Tribunal in Tunisia for joining an organization linked to
terrorist crimes (case No.9301/207). Sentenced to two years and 15 days’ imprisonment
and released on 18 June 2008. U Considered a fugitive from justice by the Italian
authorities as at Jul. 2008. On 20 January 2009, Italian authorities issued a detention
order (No. 70/2009 S.I.E.P), following a 3 years 4 months and 29 days sentence for
terrorism-related crimes. Under administrative control measure in Tunisia as at 2010.
Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun.
2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24
November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.
QDi.154 Name: 1: SULAIMAN 2: JASSEM 3: SULAIMAN 4: ALI ABO GHAITH
Name (original script): ثيغوبأ يلع ناميلس م ساج ناميلس
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 14 Dec. 1965 POB: Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.: na Low
quality a.k.a.: Abo Ghaith Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: Kuwait number 849594,
issued on 27 Nov. 1998, issued in Kuwait (and expired on 24 Jun. 2003) National3
identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 16 Jan. 2004 ( amended on 23 Jul. 2008, 10
Jun. 2011, 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Left Kuwait for Pakistan in
June 2001. His Kuwaiti citizenship has been revoked since 2001, and he is currently
incarcerated in the United States of America. Review pursuant to Security Council
resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security
Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN
Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-
work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.
QDi.338 Name: 1: SHAFI 2: SULTAN 3: MOHAMMED 4: AL-AJMI
Title: Doctor Designation: na DOB: 1 Jan. 1973 POB: Warah, Kuwait Good quality
a.k.a.: a) Shafi al-Ajmi b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi Low quality a.k.a.: Shaykh Abu-
Sultan Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: 0216155930 National identification
no: na Address: Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah, Kuwait Listed on: 23 Sep.
2014 (amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Fundraiser for Al-
Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137). In November 2023, he was released
from prison in Kuwait as part of the Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 225/2023. Review
pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November
2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.
QDi.372 Name: 1: GULMUROD 2: KHALIMOV 3: na 4: na
Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 14 May 1975 b) Approximately 1975 POB: a) Varzob
area, Tajikistan b) Dushanbe, Tajikistan Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality
a.k.a.: na Nationality: Tajikistan Passport no: na National identification
no: na Address: Syrian Arab Republic (location as at Sep. 2015) Afghanistan (Kunar and
Nuristan provinces and border areas of Zebok district, Badakhshan province). Listed
on: 29 Feb. 2016 (amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Syria-
based military expert, member and recruiter of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed
as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Wanted by the Government of Tajikistan. Review pursuant
to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November
2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web
link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.
3. ींकल्प 2610 (2021) के अि च्छेद 58 के अि ार, वमवत िे अपिी िेब ाइर् पर विम्नवलक्तखत यूआरएल
पर उपय ाि प्रविवष्ट्यो ींको ूचीबद्ध करिे के कारणो ींका वििरणात्मक ाराींश उपलब्ध कराया है:
www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list/summaries.
4. वदिाींक 22 अगस्त 2025 को जारी उपय ाि प्रे विज्ञक्ति
https://press.un.org/hi/2025/sc16155.doc.htm पर देखी जा कती है।4
इ के अलािा, ूची में ींशोिि े ींबींवित यूएिए ी की प्रे विज्ञक्तियाीं विम्नवलक्तखत यूआरएल पर उपलब्ध
हैं: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/press-releases
5. प्रवतबींि उपायो ीं और छू र्ो ीं का वििरण विम्नवलक्तखत यूआरएल पर उपलब्ध
है: https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267#further_information
6. उपय ाि को देखते हुए, विवियवमत ींस्थाओ ीं(आरई) को ूवचत वकया जाता है वक िे वदिाींक 02 फरिरी
2021 (22 अप्रैल 2024 को ींशोवित) यूएपीए आदेश में वििााररत प्रवियाओ ीं का ख्ती े अि पालि करें
तथा अपिे ग्राहक को जाविए पर हमारे मास्टर विदेश के पैरा 51 के अि ार उवचत कायािाही करें।
7. आईए आईएल (दाएश), अल-कायदा और तावलबाि े ज ड़े व्यक्तियो ीं और ींस्थाओ ीं की अद्यति ूची
विम्नवलक्तखत वलींक पर उपलब्ध है:
www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1267/aq_sanctions_list
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/sanctions/1988/materials
8. इ के अलािा ,गृह मींत्रालय (एमएचए) के अि देशो ींके अि ार, वक ी भी विवियवमत ींस्था (आरई) द्वारा
अ ूचीयि (डीवलक्तस्टींग) के वलए प्राि वक ी भी अि रोि को विचार के वलए ींय ि वचि ( ीर्ी ीआर),
एमएचए को इलेक्ट्रॉविक रूप े अग्रेवषत वकया जािा आिश्यक है। रक्षा पररषद की आईए आईएल
(दाएश) और अल-कायदा मींजूरी ूची े हर्ाए जािे की माींग करिे िाले व्यक्ति, मूह, उपिम या ींस्थाएीं
एक स्वतींत्र और विष्पक्ष लोकपाल को अ ूचीयि के वलए अपिा अि रोि प्रस्त त कर कते हैं, वज े ींय ि
राष्ट्र महा वचि द्वारा विय ि वकया गया है। अविक वििरण विम्न यूआरएल पर उपलब्ध हैं:
https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ombudsperson/application
9. आरई को ूवचत वकया जाता है वक िे उपय ाि यूएिए ी ींप्रेषणो ीं पर ध्याि दें और ाििािीपूिाक
अि पालि विवित करें।
भिदीय,
( ाईदत्त ींग्राम के शरी प्रिाि)
म ख्य महाप्रबींिक