ADNAN ABOU WALID

Probable identity match (88% confidence)

Name and nationality verified across multiple authorities, but at least one source did not publish a date of birth. Verify DOB independently before relying on this record for a compliance determination.

Identity

Type: person
Country: Mali
Nationality: -
Date of birth: 1973-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
Place of birth: Laayoune

Also known as

Aliases

Abu Walid al Sahrawi · Adnan Abou Walid Al-Sahraoui · ADNAN ABOU WALID AL-SAHRAOUI · ADNAN ABOU WALID AL-SAHRAOUI alias LAHBIB IDRISSI OULD SIDI ABDI OULD SAID OULD EL BACHIR alias ADNAN ABU WALID AL-SAHRAWI alias ABU WALID AL SAHRAWI alias ADNAN ABU WALID AL-SAHRAOUI alias ADNAN ABU WALEED AL-SAHRAWI alias LEHBIB OULD ALI OULD SAID OULD JOUMANI · ADNAN ABOU WALID AL-SAHRAOUI; عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي · Adnan Abu Waleed al-Sahrawi · Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui · Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi · Former spokesperson of the Mouvement pour l’Unification et le Jihad en Afrique de l’Ouest (MUJAO). \nEmir of the Al-Mourabitoun group in Mali. \nPledged allegiance to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) · Lahbib Idrissi ould Sidi Abdi ould Said ould El Bachir · Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Joumani · Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Joumani Adnan Abu Waleed al-Sahrawi Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui Abu Walid al Sahrawi Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi Lahbib Idrissi ould Sidi Abdi ould Said ould El Bachir Adnan Abou Walid Al-Sahraoui عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي · Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Joumani; عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي; Adnan Abu Waleed al-Sahrawi; Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi; Lahbib Idrissi ould Sidi Abdi ould Said ould El Bachir; Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahraoui; Abu Walid al Sahrawi; Adnan Abou Walid Al-Sahraoui · listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq. · عدنان أبو وليد الصحراوي · アドナン・アブー・ワリード・アル・サハラウィ · アブー・ワリード・アル・サハラウィ · ラービブ・イドリッシ・ウルド・シディー・アブディ・ウルド・サイード・ウルド・アル・バチール · レービブ・ウルド・アリ・ウルド・サイード・ウルド・ジュマーニ

Designation timeline · 5

9 Aug 2018 — Added to UN Security Council UN-Al-Qaida — UN SC: Al-Qaida Counter-terrorism (Al-Qaida) publisher record ↗
9 Aug 2018 — Added to UK OFSI UK-ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida — UK OFSI: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (AQD0121) Counter-terrorism (ISIL/Al-Qaida) publisher record ↗
13 Feb 2023 — Added to BE FOD BE-NATIONAL — Belgium FOD national designations Belgium national publisher record ↗
21 Mar 2025 — Added to Switzerland SECO CH-ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida — CH SECO: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Counter-terrorism (ISIL) publisher record ↗
Undated — Added to Indonesia DTTOT ID-DTTOT — Indonesia DTTOT Counter-terrorism publisher record ↗

Sanctions programs · 10

Source	Program	Name	Regime	Designated	Link
CH_SECO	CH-ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida	CH SECO: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida	Counter-terrorism (ISIL)	21/03/2025	source ↗
BE_FOD	BE-NATIONAL	Belgium FOD national designations	Belgium national	13/02/2023	source ↗
UN_SC	UN-Al-Qaida	UN SC: Al-Qaida	Counter-terrorism (Al-Qaida)	09/08/2018	source ↗
UK_OFSI	UK-ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida	UK OFSI: ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (AQD0121)	Counter-terrorism (ISIL/Al-Qaida)	09/08/2018	source ↗
ID_DTTOT	ID-DTTOT	Indonesia DTTOT	Counter-terrorism	—	source ↗
BE_FOD	BE-NATIONAL	Belgium FOD national designations	Belgium national	13/02/2023	source ↗
QA_NCTC_SANCTIONS	QA-NCTC-SANCTIONS	Qatar NCTC Unified Sanctions	Counter-terrorism	—	source ↗
EU_TRAVEL_BANS	EU-TRAVEL-BANS	EU Consolidated Travel Bans	Travel-ban	—	source ↗
ZA_FIC_SANCTIONS	ZA-FIC-SANCTIONS	South Africa FIC Targeted Financial Sanctions	Counter-terrorism	—	source ↗
JP_MOF_SANCTIONS	JP-MOF-SANCTIONS	Japan MoF Economic Sanctions	Targeted-economic	—	source ↗

Listed on · 10

ID_DTTOTUN_SCUK_OFSICH_SECOBE_FODBE_FODEU_TRAVEL_BANSZA_FIC_SANCTIONSQA_NCTC_SANCTIONSJP_MOF_SANCTIONS

Possible matches in other source lists · 1

Records in other sanctions lists with high name overlap that may describe the same person. We have not aggregated these into the record above because date of birth, nationality, or both were not published by one or more sources. Review each below and verify identity against the source record before treating as the same individual.

ADNAN ABOU WALID AL-SAHRAOUI

Active source lists: AU_DFAT, MD_TERROR_SANCTIONS

70% indicative

Why we surfaced this:

✓ Shares 5 name tokens: abou, adnan, al, sahraoui, walid
✗ One source did not publish nationality
✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source
• Sanctioned under shared regime(s): counter-terrorism, counter-terrorism (isil/al-qaida)

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