Abubaker Shariff Ahmed

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Last update: 02/06/2026
Name: Abubaker Shariff Ahmed
Birth: 1962, 1967 KEN
Nationality: KEN
Person type: label.person_type.P
Name partial: Makaburi
Other names: Abubaker Shariff Ahmed, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed, Abu Makaburi Shariff, Abubaker Shariff, Abubakar Ahmed, Ahmed Abubaker Shariff
Aliases: Makaburi, Ahmed, Shariff, Sheikh Abubakar Ahmed, Abu Makaburi Shariff, Abubaker Shariff, Abubakar Ahmed, Abubaker Shariff Ahmed
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[CHE.SOMALIA] - Measures against Somalia article 1 paragraph 3 (Arms embargo), article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 4 paragraph 1 (Travel ban). Abubaker Shariff Ahmed was arrested in late Dec 2010 by Kenyan authorities on
[OFAC.SOMALIA] - Somalia Sanctions Program SOMALIA
[CHE.SOMALIA] - Measures against Somalia Art. 1 Abs. 3 (Verbot der Lieferung von Rüstungsgütern und verwandtem Material), Art. 2 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 4 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot). Abubaker Shariff Ahmed was arrested in
[CHE.SOMALIE] - Measures against Somalia art. 1 al. 3 (Interdiction de fournir des biens d'équipement militaires et du matériel connexe), art. 2, al. 1 (Sanctions financières) et art. 4, al. 1 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit). Abubaker
- Important facilitateur et recruteur de jeunes musulmans kényans pour des activités de militantisme violent en Somalie, est un proche associé d'Aboud Rogo. Il apporte un soutien matériel à des groupes
- SOi.012
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- Close associate of Aboud Rogo. Abubaker Shariff Ahmed is a leading facilitator and recruiter of young Kenyan Muslims for violent militant activity in Somalia. Also referred to as Makaburi
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0012 (UN Ref): SOi.012. Also referred to as Makaburi.
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0012 (UN Ref):SOi.012
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0012. (UN Ref):SOi.012.
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- Date of UN designation: 23 August 2012.

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Consolidated Sanctions List Sanctioned UNO
Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN) Sanctioned USA-OFAC USA
Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets Sanctioned GBR-OFSI GBR
European External Action Service (EEAS) - Consolidated list of sanctions Sanctioned EU
Direction générale du Trésor (DGT) - Registre national des gels Sanctioned FRA-DGT FRA
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Australian Government Sanctioned AUS-DFAT AUS
Secrétariat d'État à l'économie (SECO) Sanctioned CHE-SECO CHE
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