Today, 29 October, the UK Government varied the designation of one individual sanctioned under the Russia regime. Furthermore, one designation under the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al Qaida sanctions regime has been corrected.

Individual Varied:

Name:	Unique ID:
Chingiz ALIYEV	RUS3164

Individual Corrected:

Name:	UN ID:	Unique ID:
Peter CHERIF	QDi.376	AQD0286

The Russia Sanctions Notice:

Sanctions Notice: 29 October 2026

Regime: Russia

Amendments:

The following individual has been varied and is still subject to the sanctions listed:

OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Trust Services Sanctions, Director Disqualification Sanction

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Chingiz ALIYEV

• UK statement of reasons: The Secretary of State has reasonable grounds to suspect that Chingiz ALIYEV is an involved individual under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because he has been involved in: obtaining a benefit from or supporting the Government of Russia, through working as a director or equivalent of an entity carrying on business in a sector of strategic significance, namely, Litasco Middle East DMCC and Litasco SA, which carry on business in the Russian energy sector.
• Nationalities: Azerbaijan
• Genders: Male
• Address: Geneva, Switzerland
• Designation source: UK
• Date designated: 18/12/2025
• Last updated: 29/10/2026
• OFSI group ID: 17265
• Party Type: Individual
• Unique ID: RUS3164 | OFSI Regime: The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

List of Changes:

• Field Name: UK statement of reasons
  • Deleted: is or (struck between “because he” and “has been involved in:”, so the clause changes from “because he is or has been involved in:” to “because he has been involved in:”)
• Field Name: Last updated
  • Changed: 18/12/2025 to: 29/10/2026

The ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions Notice:

Sanctions Notice: 29 October 2026

Regime: ISIL (Da’esh) & Al-Qaida

Amendments:

The following individual has been corrected and is still subject to the sanctions listed:

OFSI Sanctions Type: Asset freeze, Arms embargo, Travel Ban

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PETER CHERIF

• Other information: Member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (QDe.129). Convicted in absentia to five years in prison in France in 2012, and then sentenced to life imprisonment by a French court on 3 October 2024 for his involvement in a terrorist organisation. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2268 (2017) was concluded on 15 November 2021. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/5897329
• Dobs: 26/08/1982
• Nationalities: France
• Town of birth: Paris, 20th district
• Country of birth: France
• AKA: Abou Hamza (Good quality a.k.a)
• Address country: France
• Designation source: UN
• Date designated: 29/09/2015
• Last updated: 29/10/2026
• OFSI group ID: 13290
• UN reference number: QDi.376
• Party Type: Individual
• Unique ID: AQD0286 | OFSI Regime: Isil (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda (United Nations Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

List of Changes:

• Field Name: Address
  • Deleted: Al Mukalla (the whole Address value is struck; the “Address:” label remains in the notice with no value, so the Address country, France, now stands alone)
• Field Name: Last updated
  • Changed: 27/10/2026 to: 29/10/2026