Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah

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Last update: 02/06/2026
Name: Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah
Gender: label.gender.m
Birth: 1972 SOM
Nationality: SOM
Person type: label.person_type.P
Other names: Ahmed Diriye, Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah, Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha, Sheikh Ahmed Umar, Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim, Abu Ubaidah, Abu Diriye, Ahmad Umar, Abu Ubaidaha, Abu Ubaidah Ahmad Umar, Mahad Diriye, Abu Ubaidah Ahmed Omar, Abu Ubaidah Sheikh Ahmad Umar, Abu Ubaidah Sheikh Ahmed Umar, Abu Ubaidaha Sheikh Omar
Aliases: Abdikarim, Abu Diriye, Abu Ubaidah, Diriye, Umar, Sheikh Ahmed Umar Abu Ubaidah, Sheikh Omar Abu Ubaidaha, Sheikh Ahmed Umar, Sheikh Mahad Omar Abdikarim
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[OFAC.SDGT] - Counter Terrorism Sanctions Program SDGT
- A été nommé émir des Chabab à la suite du décès de leur chef, Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed, qui était inscrit sur la liste du comité du Conseil de sécurité faisant suite aux résolutions 751 (1992) et 1907 (2
- SOi.014
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- Ahmed Diriye was appointed as the new emir of Al-Shabaab following the death of the previous leader Ahmed Abdi aw-Mohamed, an individual listed by the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolution
[CHE.SOMALIA] - Measures against Somalia article 1 paragraph 3 (Arms embargo), article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 4 paragraph 1 (Travel ban).
[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).
[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).
- Diriye has been a senior member of Al-Shabaab and as emir he exercises command responsibility for Al-Shabaab's operations.
- UN Ref: SOi.014.
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0014 (UN Ref):SOi.014
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0014. (UN Ref):SOi.014.
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- Other information: New emir of Al-Shabaab. Date of UN designation: 24.9.2014.

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Consolidated Sanctions List Sanctioned UNO
Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN) Sanctioned USA-OFAC USA
European External Action Service (EEAS) - Consolidated list of sanctions Sanctioned EU
Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets Sanctioned GBR-OFSI GBR
Interpol - Red Notices for wanted persons Adverse info INTERPOL
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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