Follow the leader: OFSI also removes Munir Al Qubaysi from Iraq sanctions


Based on the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) Financial Sanctions Notice for Iraq, dated 10/12/2025, there is one section of Delistings.

Individual

  • AL QUBAYSI, Munir
  • Group ID: 8278
  • Name (non-Latin script): منير القبيسي
  • DOB: –/–/1966.
  • POB: Heet, Iraq
  • Good quality a.k.a: (1) AL-KUBAISI, Muneer (2) AL-KUBAYSI, Munir (3) AWAD, Munir (4) AWAD, Munir, A, Mamduh.
  • Nationality: Iraq
  • Address: Syria.
  • Other Information: (UK Sanctions List Ref): IRQ0135. (UN Ref): IQi.074.
  • Listed on: 05/05/2004
  • UK Sanctions List Date Designated: 26/04/2004
  • Last Updated: 10/12/2025

Supplemental Information:

  • Munir Al Qubaysi was removed from the UN Security Council’s 1518 Sanctions List (Iraq) on December 9, 2025, which precipitated his removal from the UK list on December 10, 2025.
  • He was originally listed by the UN on April 26, 2004, under the reference number IQi.074.
  • The UN listing linked him to the entity Al-Huda State Company for Religious Tourism (Entity reference IQe.204).
  • Al-Huda State Company for Religious Tourism was identified as a commercial front for the Iraqi Intelligence Service under the former regime, allegedly used to skim funds from tourism packages for Iranian pilgrims.
  • He has been designated under various aliases including Munir Awad and Munir Mamduh Awad.
  • He remains listed on the US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list under the program IRAQ2 as of the latest available search data, with the same identifying details (POB: Heet, Iraq; DOB: 1966).

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