SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM;
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Identity
- Type
- person
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Nationality
- Afghan
- Date of birth
- Approximately 1967
- Place of birth
- Qalayi Shaikh, Chaparhar District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
- Role
- (1) Deputy Minister of Preventing Vice and Propagating Virtue under the Taliban regime. (2) Secretary General of the Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) under the Taliban regime
Also known as
Designation timeline · 7
- Added to UN Security Council
UN-TalibanUN SC: Taliban Counter-terrorism (Taliban) publisher record ↗ - Added to UK OFSI
UK-AfghanistanUK OFSI: Afghanistan (AFG0061) Afghanistan publisher record ↗ - Added to AU DFAT
AU-1988 (Taliban)AU DFAT: 1988 (Taliban) Counter-terrorism (Taliban) publisher record ↗ - Added to Ukraine SFMS
UA-SFMSUkraine SFMS Terror Blacklist Counter-terrorism (Ukraine SFMS) publisher record ↗ - Added to EU FSF
AFGEU FSF: AFG (2017/404 (OJ L63)) Afghanistan publisher record ↗ - Added to Switzerland SECO
CH-TalibanCH SECO: Taliban Counter-terrorism (Taliban) publisher record ↗ - Added to Indonesia DTTOT
ID-DTTOTIndonesia DTTOT Counter-terrorism publisher record ↗
Sanctions programs · 7
| Source | Program | Name | Regime | Designated | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH_SECO | CH-Taliban | CH SECO: Taliban | Counter-terrorism (Taliban) | 21/03/2025 | source ↗ |
| EU_FSF | AFG | EU FSF: AFG (2017/404 (OJ L63)) | Afghanistan | 09/03/2017 | source ↗ |
| UA_SFMS_BLACKLIST | UA-SFMS | Ukraine SFMS Terror Blacklist | Counter-terrorism (Ukraine SFMS) | 20/08/2012 | source ↗ |
| AU_DFAT | AU-1988 (Taliban) | AU DFAT: 1988 (Taliban) | Counter-terrorism (Taliban) | 14/08/2012 | source ↗ |
| UN_SC | UN-Taliban | UN SC: Taliban | Counter-terrorism (Taliban) | 23/02/2001 | source ↗ |
| UK_OFSI | UK-Afghanistan | UK OFSI: Afghanistan (AFG0061) | Afghanistan | 23/02/2001 | source ↗ |
| ID_DTTOT | ID-DTTOT | Indonesia DTTOT | Counter-terrorism | source ↗ |
Previous designations · 4
Recorded in an official feed we index but since delisted — no longer an active sanction. Shown for the historical record.
| Source | Program | Name | Regime | Designated | Delisted | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD_TERROR_SANCTIONS | MD-TERROR | Moldova Anti-Terror List | Counter-terrorism | 10/09/2026 | source ↗ | |
| ZA_FIC_SANCTIONS | ZA-FIC-SANCTIONS | South Africa FIC Targeted Financial Sanctions | Counter-terrorism | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ | |
| QA_NCTC_SANCTIONS | QA-NCTC-SANCTIONS | Qatar NCTC Unified Sanctions | Counter-terrorism | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ | |
| EU_TRAVEL_BANS | EU-TRAVEL-BANS | EU Consolidated Travel Bans | Travel-ban | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
Listed on · 11
Possible matches in other source lists · 4
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.
ABDUL QUDDUS
Afghanistan
Active source list: GB_FCDO_SANCTIONS
Why we surfaced this:
- ✓ Shares 2 name tokens:
abdul, quddus - ✓ Both sources report nationality afghanistan
- ✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source
ABDUL QUDDUS; MAZHARI; N; Akhtar Mohammad Maz-hari; PE; aka; 1
Afghanistan
Active source lists: AU_DFAT, CH_SECO, EU_FSF, ID_DTTOT, UA_SFMS_BLACKLIST, UK_OFSI, UN_SC
Why we surfaced this:
- ✓ Shares 2 name tokens:
abdul, quddus - ✓ Both sources report nationality afghanistan
- ✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source
SAYED ESMATULLAH ASEM ABDUL QUDDUS
Active source list: MD_TERROR_SANCTIONS
Why we surfaced this:
- ✓ Shares 5 name tokens:
abdul, asem, esmatullah, quddus, sayed - ✗ One source did not publish nationality
- ✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source
- • Sanctioned under shared regime(s): counter-terrorism
SAYED ESMATULLAH ASEM
Active source list: IL_NBCTF_INDIVIDUALS
Why we surfaced this:
- ✓ Shares 3 name tokens:
asem, esmatullah, sayed - ✗ One source did not publish nationality
- ✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source
- • Sanctioned under shared regime(s): counter-terrorism
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Frequently asked questions
Is SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM; sanctioned?
Yes. SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM; (individual) is subject to 7 active sanctions designations from Switzerland SECO, EU FSF, Ukraine SFMS, AU DFAT, UN Security Council, UK OFSI, Indonesia DTTOT, the earliest dated 2001-02-23T00:00:00.000Z. Each designation and its source link is listed on this page.
Who has sanctioned SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM;?
SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM; is listed by Switzerland SECO, EU FSF, Ukraine SFMS, AU DFAT, UN Security Council, UK OFSI, Indonesia DTTOT under programs CH-Taliban, AFG, UA-SFMS. See the designations for the issuing authority and source URL of each.
When was SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM; first sanctioned?
The earliest active designation amisanctioned indexes is dated 2001-02-23T00:00:00.000Z. Individual designations may carry their own dates, check each entry on this page.
What does it mean that SAYED ESMATULLAH; ASEM; is sanctioned?
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