Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/611 of 21 March 2025 amending for the 346th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations
Date: 2025-03-21
Institutions: Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, European Commission
Subjects: EU restrictive measure, economic sanctions, freezing of assets, international sanctions, natural person, terrorism








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2025/611


25.3.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/611
of 21 March 2025
         
amending for the 346th time Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 of 27 May 2002 imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities associated with the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida organisations (1), and in particular Article 7(1), point (a) and Article 7a(5) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 lists the persons, groups and entities covered by the freezing of funds and economic resources under that Regulation.












(2)


On 11 March 2025, the Sanctions Committee of the United Nations Security Council established pursuant to UN Security Council Resolutions 1267(1999), 1989(2011) and 2253(2015) decided to amend twelve entries in the list of persons, groups and entities to whom the freezing of funds and economic resources should apply.












(3)


Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 should therefore be amended accordingly,





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.


Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 March 2025.


For the Commission,


On behalf of the President,


Director-General


Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union






(1)  
            OJ L 139, 29.5.2002, p. 9, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2002/881/oj.




ANNEX
The identifying data for the following entries under the heading ‘Natural persons’ in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 881/2002 is amended as follows:






(1)


‘Aiman Muhammed Rabi Al-Zawahiri (alias (a) Ayman Al-Zawahari, (b) Ahmed Fuad Salim, (c) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Rabi Abdel Muaz, (d) Al Zawahiri Ayman, (e) Abdul Qader Abdul Aziz Abdul Moez Al Doctor, (f) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Rabi, (g) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Rabie, (h) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Robi, (i) Dhawahri Ayman, (j) Eddaouahiri Ayman, (k) Nur Al Deen Abu Mohammed, (l) Ayman Al Zawahari, (m) Ahman Fuad Salim, (n) Abu Fatma, (o) Abu Mohammed). Title: (a) Doctor, (b) Dr Date of birth: 19.6.1951. Place of birth: Giza, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Passport No: (a) 1084010 (Egyptian passport), (b) 19820215. Other information: (a) Leader of Al-Qaida, (b) Former operational and military leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, was a close associate of Usama Bin Laden (deceased), (c) Believed to be in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 25.1.2001.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘AIMAN MUHAMMED RABI AL-ZAWAHIRI (original script: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري). Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Ayman Al-Zawahari, (b) Ahmed Fuad Salim, (c) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Rabi Abdel Muaz, (d) Al Zawahiri Ayman, (e) Abdul Qader Abdul Aziz Abdul Moez Al Doctor, (f) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Rabi, (g) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Rabie, (h) Al Zawahry Aiman Mohamed Robi, (i) Dhawahri Ayman, (j) Eddaouahiri Ayman, (k) Nur Al Deen Abu Mohammed, (l) Ayman Al Zawahari, (m) Ahmad Fuad Salim. Low quality a.k.a.: (a) Abu Fatma (b) Abu Mohammed. Title: (a) Doctor, (b) Dr Date of birth: 19.6.1951. Place of birth: Giza, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Passport No: (a) 1084010, (b) 19820215. Other information: Leader of Al-Qaida. Former operational and military leader of Egyptian Islamic Jihad, was a close associate of Usama Bin Laden (deceased). Believed to have been in the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area before going to Afghanistan in 2014. Reportedly killed in drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan on 31 July 2022. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 25.1.2001.’
                     










(2)


‘Muhsin Fadhil Ayed Ashour Al-Fadhli (alias (a) Muhsin Fadhil 'Ayyid al Fadhli (b) Muhsin Fadil Ayid Ashur al Fadhli, (c) Abu Majid Samiyah, (d) Abu Samia). Address: Block Four, Street 13, House No 179, Al-Riqqa area, Kuwait City, Kuwait. Date of birth: 24.4.1981. Place of birth: Kuwait. Nationality: Kuwaiti. Passport No: (a) 106261543 (Kuwaiti passport), (b) 1420529 (Kuwaiti passport issued in Kuwait, expired on 31.3.2006). Other information: Wanted by the Kuwaiti Security Authorities; Fugitive as of July 2008.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘MUHSIN FADHIL AYED ASHOUR AL-FADHLI (script original محسن فاضل عايد عاشور الفضلي). Good quality a.k.a.: a) Muhsin Fadhil ‘Ayyid al Fadhli b) Muhsin Fadil Ayid Ashur al Fadhli c) Abu Majid Samiyah d) Abu Samia. Date of birth: 24.4.1981. Place of birth: Kuwait. Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: (a) Kuwait number 106261543 (b) Kuwait number 1420529, issued in Kuwait. Address: Block Four, Street 13, House #179, Kuwait City, Al-Riqqa area, Kuwait. Other information: Wanted by the Kuwaiti Security Authorities. Wanted by the Saudi security forces. Fugitive as of Jul. 2008. Reportedly killed in a counterterrorism operation in 2015 in Syria. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 17.2.2005.’
                     










(3)


‘Abd Allah Mohamed Ragab Abdel Rahman (alias (a) Abu Al-Khayr, (b) Ahmad Hasan, (c) Abu Jihad). Date of birth: 3.11.1957. Place of birth: Kafr Al-Shaykh, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Believed to be in Pakistan or Afghanistan. Member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 29.9.2005.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘ABD ALLAH MOHAMED RAGAB ABDEL RAHMAN (original script: عبد الله محمد رجب عبد الرحمن) Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Abu Al-Khayr, (b) Ahmad Hasan, (c) Abu Jihad. Date of birth: 3.11.1957. Place of birth: Kafr Al-Shaykh, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: Member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Reportedly killed in Syria in February 2017. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 29.9.2005.’
                     










(4)


‘Zaki Ezat Zaki Ahmed (alias (a) Rif'at Salim, (b) Abu Usama). Address: (a) Pakistan, (b) Afghanistan. Date of birth: 21.4.1960. Place of birth: (a) Sharqiyah, Egypt, (b) Zaqazig, Egypt. Nationality: Egyptian. Other information: (a) Father’s name is Ahmed Ezat Zaki, (c) Member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 29.9.2005.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘ZAKI EZAT ZAKI AHMED (script original زكي عزت زكي احمد). Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Rif'at Salim (b) Abu Usama. Nationality: Egypt. Address: Syria. Date of birth: 21.4.1960. Place of birth: (a) Sharqiyah, Egypt (b) Zaqaziq, Egypt. Other information: Father’s name is Ahmed Ezat Zaki. Member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 29.9.2005.’
                     










(5)


‘Abdul Haq (alias (a) Maimaitiming Maimaiti, (b) Abdul Heq, (c) Abudu Hake, (d) Abdul Heq Jundullah, (e) 'Abd Al-Haq, (f) Memetiming Memeti, (g) Memetiming Aximu, (h) Memetiming Qekeman, (i) Maiumaitimin Maimaiti, (j) Abdul Saimaiti, (k) Muhammad Ahmed Khaliq, (l) Maimaiti Iman, (m) Muhelisi, (n) Qerman, (o) Saifuding). Date of birth: 10.10.1971. Place of birth: Hetian Area, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Nationality: Chinese. National identification No: 653225197110100533 (Chinese national identity card number). Other information: (a) Overall leader and commander of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement. Involved in fundraising and recruitment for this organisation, (b) Located in Afghanistan as at July 2016, (c) Previously located in Pakistan as at April 2009. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 15.4.2009.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘ABDUL HAQ. Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Maimaitiming Maimaiti, (b) Abdul Heq, (c) Abudu Hake, (d) Abdul Heq Jundullah, (e) 'Abd Al-Haq, (f) Memetiming Memeti, (g) Memetiming Aximu, (h) Memetiming Qekeman, (i) Maiumaitimin Maimaiti, (j) Abdul Saimaiti, (k) Muhammad Ahmed Khaliq. Low quality a.k.a.: (a) Maimaiti Iman, (b) Muhelisi, (c) Qerman, (d) Saifuding. Date of birth: 10.10.1971. Place of birth: Hetian Area, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Nationality: China. National identification no: China 653225197110100533 (Chinese national identity card number). Address: (a) Afghanistan, (b) Pakistan. Other information: Overall leader and commander of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement. Involved in fundraising and recruitment for this organization. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 15.4.2009.’
                     










(6)


‘Qasim Mohamed Mahdi al-Rimi (alias (a) Qasim Al-Rimi, (b) Qasim al-Raymi, (c) Qassim al-Raymi, (d) Qasim al-Rami, (e) Qasim Mohammed Mahdi Al Remi (f) Qassim Mohammad Mahdi Al Rimi (g) Qasim Yahya Mahdi 'Abd al-Rimi, (h) Abu Hurayrah al-Sana'ai, (i) Abu 'Ammar, (j) Abu Hurayrah). Address: Yemen. Date of birth: 5.6.1978. Place of birth: Raymah village, Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. Nationality: Yemeni. Passport No: (a) 00344994 (Yemeni passport issued on 3.7.1999 in Sanaa) (b) 973406 (Yemeni national identification card, issued on 3.7.1996). Other information: Mother's name: Fatima Muthanna Yahya. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 11.5.2010.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘QASIM MOHAMED MAHDI AL-RIMI (original script: قاسم محمد مهدي الريمي). Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Qasim Al-Rimi, (b) Qasim al-Raymi, (c) Qassim al-Raymi, (d) Qasim al-Rami, (e) Qasim Mohammed Mahdi Al Remi, (f) Qassim Mohammad Mahdi Al Rimi. Low quality a.k.a.: (a) Qasim Yahya Mahdi 'Abd al-Rimi, (b) Abu Hurayrah al-Sana'ai, (c) Abu 'Ammar, (d) Abu Hurayrah. Date of birth: 5.6.1978. Place of Birth: Raymah village, Sanaa Governorate (ريمة), Yemen. Nationality: Yemen. Passport no: Yemen passport number 00344994, issued on 3 Jul. 1999, issued in Sanaa. National identification no: Yemeni national identification number 973406, issued on 3 Jul. 1996. Address: Yemen. Other information: Mother’s name: Fatima Muthanna Yahya. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Leader of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula since Jun. 2015, pledged loyalty to Aiman al-Zawahiri. As of February 2020, reportedly killed in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 11.5.2010.’
                     










(7)


‘Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali Al-Badri Al-Samarrai (alias (a) Dr Ibrahim ‘Awwad Ibrahim’ Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai', (b) Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai, (c) Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, (d) Dr Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i, (e) Abu Du'a, (f) Abu Duaa', (g) Dr Ibrahim, (h) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husayni al-Quraishi, (i) Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Title: Dr Address: (a) Iraq; (b) Syria. Date of birth: 1971. Place of birth: (a) Samarra, Iraq, (b) Iraq. Nationality: Iraqi. Identification no.: Ration card number 0134852. Other information: (a) Currently based in Iraq and Syria; (b) Prominently known by nom de guerre (Abu Du'a, Abu Duaa'); (c) Wife's name: Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi; (d) Wife's name: Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Kubaissi; (e) Description: Height: 1.65 m. Weight: 85 kg. Black hair and eyes. White skin. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 5.10.2011.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘IBRAHIM AWWAD IBRAHIM ALI AL-BADRI AL-SAMARRAI (original script: إبراهيم عواد إبراهيم علي البدري السامرائي). Good quality a.k.a.: Dr Ibrahim 'Awwad Ibrahim 'Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai' (born in 1971 in Samarra, Iraq (Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai; Ibrahim 'Awad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i; Dr Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim al-Samarra'i)). Low quality a.k.a.: (a) أبو دعاء ((Abu Du’a; Abu Duaa’) prominently known by this nom de guerre), (b) Dr Ibrahim, (c) أبو بكر البغدادي الحسيني القريشي (Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi al-Husayni al-Quraishi; Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi). Title: Dr Date of birth: 1971. Place of birth: Iraq. Nationality: Iraq. National identification no: Ration card number: 0134852. Address: (a) Iraq, (b) Syrian Arab Republic. Other information: Description: Height: 1,65 m. Weight: 85 kg. Black hair and eyes. White skin. Leader of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI). Was based in Iraq and Syria. Declared himself “caliph” in Mosul in 2014. Responsible for managing and directing AQI large scale operations. Wife’s name: Saja Hamid al-Dulaimi. Wife’s name: Asma Fawzi Mohammed al-Kubaissi. Wanted by the Iraqi security forces. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Killed in October 2019 during a counterterrorism operation. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 5.10.2011.’
                     










(8)


‘Mustafa Hajji Muhammad Khan (alias (a) Hassan Ghul, (b) Hassan Gul, (c) Hasan Gul, (d) Khalid Mahmud, (e) Ahmad Shahji, (f) Mustafa Muhammad, (g) Abu Gharib al-Madani, (h) Abu-Shaima, (i) Abu-Shayma). Date of birth: (a) between August 1977 and September 1977, (b) 1976. Place of birth: (a) Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, (b) Sangrar, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Nationality: (a) Pakistani, (b) Saudi Arabian. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 14.3.2012.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘MUSTAFA HAJJI MUHAMMAD KHAN (original script: مصطفى حجي محمد خان) Good quality a.k.a.: (a) حسن غول (Hassan Ghul; Hassan Gul; Hasan Gul), (b) Khalid Mahmud Low quality a.k.a.: (a) Ahmad Shahji, (b) Mustafa Muhammad, (c) Abu Gharib al-Madani, (d) أبو شيماء (Abu-Shaima; Abu-Shayma). Date of birth: (a) (Between Aug. and Sep. 1977) (b) 1976. Place of birth: (a) Al-Madinah, Saudi Arabia, (b) Sangrar, Sindh Province, Pakistan. Nationality: (a) Pakistan, (b) Saudi Arabia. Other information: Al-Qaida facilitator, courier and operative. As of 2010, facilitated activities for senior Pakistan-based Al-Qaida operatives. Reportedly killed in a drone strike on 1 October 2012 in Waziristan, Pakistan. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 14.3.2012.’
                     










(9)


‘Abdul Mohsen Abdallah Ibrahim al Charekh (alias (a) Abdul Mohsen Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Sharikh, (b) Sanafi al Nasr). Date of birth: 13 Jul. 1985. Place of birth: Saqra, Saudi Arabia. Nationality: Saudi Arabian. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 15.8.2014.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘ABDUL MOHSEN ABDALLAH IBRAHIM AL CHAREKH. Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Abdul Mohsen Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Sharikh, (b) Sanafi al Nasr. Date of birth: 13.7.1985. Place of birth: Saqra, Saudi Arabia. Nationality: Saudi Arabia. Other information: A long-time facilitator and financier for Al-Qaida, appointed as a regional leader of Jabhat al-Nusrah, listed as Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant. Reportedly killed in a counterterrorism operation in Northwest Syria in October 2015. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 15.8.2014.’
                     










(10)


‘Abou Mohamed al Adnani (alias (a). Yaser Khalaf Nazzal Alrawi, (b) Jaber Taha Falah, (c) Abou Khattab, (d) Abou Sadeq Alrawi, (e) Tah al Binchi, (f) Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, (g) Taha Sobhi Falaha, (h) Yasser Khalaf Hussein Nazal al-Rawi, (i) Abu Baker al-Khatab, (j) Abu Sadek al-Rawi, (k) Taha al-Banshi, (l) Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, (m) Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami, (n) Hajj Ibrahim). Date of birth: Approximately 1977. Place of birth: Binnish, Syrian Arab Republic. Nationality: Iraqi. Other information: Official spokesman of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq. Date of designation referred to in Article 2a(4)(b): 15.8.2014.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘ABOU MOHAMED AL ADNANI. Good quality a.k.a.: (a) Yaser Khalaf Nazzal Alrawi, (b) Jaber Taha Falah, (c) Abou Khattab, (d) Abou Sadeq Alrawi, (e) Tah al Binchi, (f) Abu Mohammed al-Adnani, (g) Taha Sobhi Falaha, (h) Yasser Khalaf Hussein Nazal al-Rawi, (i) Abu Baker al-Khatab, (j) Abu Sadek al-Rawi, (k) Taha al-Banshi, (l) Abu Mohamed al-Adnani, (m) Abu-Mohammad al-Adnani al-Shami, (n) Hajj Ibrahim. Date of birth: Approximately 1977. Place of birth: Binnish, Syrian Arab Republic. Nationality: Iraq. Other information: Was the official spokesman of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq, and emir of ISIL in Syria, closely associated with Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, listed as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai. Reportedly killed in August 2016 in air strike near al-Bab, Syria. Photo available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 15.8.2014.’
                     










(11)


‘Sofiane Ben Goumo (auch: a) Sufyan bin Qumu b) Abou Fares al Libi). Geburtsdatum: 26.6.1959. Geburtsort: Darna, Libyen. Staatsangehörigkeit: libysch. Anschrift: Libyen. Weitere Angaben: a) Führer von Ansar al-Scharia Darna. Tag der Benennung nach Artikel 2a Absatz 4 Buchstabe b: 3.9.2015.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘SOFIANE BEN GOUMO. Good quality a.k.a.: Sufyan bin Qumu. Low quality a.k.a.: Abou Farai al Libi. Date of birth: 26.6.1959. Place of birth: Derna, Libya. Nationality: Libya. Address: Libya. Other information: Leader of Ansar al Charia Derna. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 3.9.2015.’
                     










(12)


‘Hamza Usama Muhammad bin Laden. Date of birth: 9.5.1989. Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Other information: (a) Son of Usama bin Laden (deceased); (b) Announced by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri as an official member of Al-Qaida. Has called for followers of Al-Qaida to commit terror attacks. Is seen as the most probable successor of al-Zawahiri. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2)(i): 28.2.2019.’
is replaced by the following:

                        ‘HAMZA USAMA MUHAMMAD BIN LADEN (original script: حمزة أسامة محمد بن لادن). Date of birth: 9.5.1989. Place of birth: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Other information: Son of Usama bin Laden (deceased). Announced by Aiman Muhammed Rabi al-Zawahiri as an official member of Al-Qaida. Has called for followers of Al-Qaida to commit terror attacks. Was seen as the most probable successor of al-Zawahiri. Reportedly killed in a counterterrorism operation as of September 2019 in the Afghanistan/Pakistan region. Date of designation referred to in Article 7d(2), point (i): 28.2.2019.’
                     







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