UKSL Sanctions designation

Abukar Ali Adan

Individual · designated 26 February 2021

Designation identifiers

UKSL unique ID
SOM0017
OFSI group ID
14065
UN reference number
SOi.018
Designation type
Individual
Date designated
26 February 2021
Last updated
18 December 2021

Regimes

  • The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020

Designation sources

  • UN

Sanctions imposed

  • Asset freeze
  • Travel Ban

Other information

  • Listed pursuant to paragraph 8(a) of resolution 1844 (2008) as 'Engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force.' Abukar Ali Adan is deputy leader of al-Shabaab, and is also associated with Al-Qaida affiliates, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP – Qde.129) and Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM – Qde.014).
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