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Abu Musab al-Barnawi

Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity

Abu Musab al-Barnawi is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	ABU MUSAB Al-BARNAWİ · AL-BARNAWI, Abu Musab · Abou Mosab al-Barnaoui · Abu Musab al-Barnawi · Абу Мусаб аль-Барнаві · 5 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abou Mussab al Barnaoui · Abu Mus'ab Habeeb Bin Muhammad Bin Yusuf al-Barnawi · YUSUF, Habib · أبو مصعب حبيب بن محمد بن يوسف البرناوي · أبو مُصعب البرناوي · 2 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Habib Yusuf				[sources]
Birth date	1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994-12-24 · 1 more...				[sources]
Place of birth	Borno State				[sources]
Death date	2021-08				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Nigeria				[sources]
Citizenship	Nigeria				[sources]
First name	Abu Musab				[sources]
Last name	Yusuf · al-Barnawi				[sources]
Unique Entity ID	`S51BDBFGFMV4`				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q26221627				[sources]
Religion	Islam				[sources]
Address	Nigeria				[sources]
Source link	sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-27	Last processed	2025-11-12	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

former leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's branch in West Africa (ISWAP)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United States	TREAS-OFAC		2025-03-28	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Mohammed Yusuf	father	-	-

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,308

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,285

Individuals, entities, and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Republic of Türkiye based on United Nations Security Council resolutions, requests from foreign countries, domestic decisions, and efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Türkiye · MASAK

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,823

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,482

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

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Wikidata335,470

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Source data IDs: tw-shtc-b58c0f5996fd6c3d6807a8b8242c6952f5c44bb4 · usgsa-s4mr6hj67 · tr-fcib-354dfb76b04810081003762b00375bc31346291c · ofac-23846 · tw-shtc-504c932b082ce7bf042a18611616ae2259000927

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