OFAC Adds 1 Saudi, Removes 2 Lebanese from SDN List
On November 22, 2011, the Office of Foreign Assets Control added one Saudi individual and removed two Lebanese individuals from 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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The individual added as an SDN is:
- SULEIMAN HAMAD AL-HABLAIN, Ibrahim (a.k.a. SULIMAN H. AL HBLIAN, Barahim; a.k.a. "ABU JABAL"; a.k.a. "ABU-JABAL"); Saudi Arabia (individual) [SDGT]
The individuals removed as SDNs are:
- MUGHNIYAH, Imad Fa'iz (a.k.a. MUGHNIYAH, Imad Fayiz) Lebanon (individual) [SDGT] [SDT]
- MUGHNIYAH, Imad Fayiz (a.k.a. MUGHNIYAH, Imad Fa'iz) Lebanon (individual) [SDGT] [SDT]
See notice for further details on these individuals.
State Department release on the Saudi addition available here.
Federal Register notice on the removed individual(s) (FR Pub 11/29/11) available here.