Muktar Abdirahman Abu Zubeyr

Sanctioned
Terrorist
Last update: 02/06/2026
Name: Muktar Abdirahman Abu Zubeyr
Birth: 1977-07-10, 1978-03-08 NLD
Nationality: SOM
Person type: label.person_type.P
Name partial: Sobiar, Godane, Godani
Other names: Ahmed Abdi Aw-Mohamed, Muktar Abdirahman Abu Zubeyr, Muktar Abdulrahim Abuzubair, Ahmed Abdi Aw Mohammed, Ahmed Abdi Aw-Mohamud, Shaykh Mukhtar, Abu Zubeyr, Abu Zubair, Mohammed Bouyeri, Abu Zoubair, Aw Mohammed, Abu Zubeyr Muktar Abdirahman, Abuzubair Muktar Abdulrahim, Aw Mohammed Ahmed Abdi, Aw-Mohamud Ahmed Abdi, Mukhtar Shaykh, Zubeyr Abu
Aliases: Godane, Godani, Abuzubair, Sobiar, Aw-Mohamud, Abu Zubeyr Muktar Abdirahman, Abuzubair Muktar Abdulrahim, Aw Mohammed Ahmed Abdi, Aw-Mohamud Ahmed Abdi, Mukhtar Shaykh, Zubeyr Abu
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[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).
[OFAC.SDGT] - Counter Terrorism Sanctions Program SDGT
[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).
[CHE.SOMALIA] - Measures against Somalia article 1 paragraph 3 (Arms embargo), article 2 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 4 paragraph 1 (Travel ban).
- Est un haut responsable des Chabab et a été publiquement nommé émir de l'organisation en décembre 2007. Il en dirige les opérations dans toute la Somalie. Il a dénoncé l'accord de Djibouti comme un co
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- SOi.004
- EU listing only. Also referred to as Sobiar.
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):CNT0006 Date designated on UK Sanctions List: 31/12/2020 (UK Statement of Reasons):Mohammed Bouyeri was a member of the (now disbanded) Islamist terrorist Hofstad Group.Bouyeri
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0005 (UN Ref): SOi.004. Also referred to as Godane, Godani and Shaykh Mukhtar.
- Also referred to as Godane, Godani and Shaykh Mukhtar. A senior leader of al-Shabaab and publically named emir of the organisation in December 2007. He exercises command responsibility for al-Shabaab
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0005. (UN Ref):SOi.004.
- (UK Sanctions List Ref):SOM0005 (UN Ref):SOi.004
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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
European Council (EC) - Terrorist List Terrorists EU
Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets Sanctioned GBR-OFSI GBR
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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