Records
Musa Hilal
Sudanese tribal leader, a paramount chief in North Darfur and former member of Sudan's National Assembly.
ListedLatest source dated 2025-12-12Last reviewed 2026-10-26
Is Musa Hilal sanctioned?
- Authority
- UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan
- Instrument
- 1591 Sanctions List, UN ref SDi.002; designated by paragraph 1 of resolution 1672 (2006)
- Listed
- 2006-04-25
- Scope
- UN 1591 regime measures (as implemented nationally)
- Notes
- The Committee's narrative summary cites a 2004 local-government memo referring to forces 'under the command of the Sheikh Musa Hilal' and a September 2005 militia attack on Aro Sharrow camp, and states there are 'reasonable grounds to believe that as the Paramount Chief he had direct responsibility for these actions'.
[1]
- Authority
- FCDO / HM Treasury OFSI
- Instrument
- Sudan sanctions regime; UK Sanctions List ref SUD0002 (OFSI Group ID 8836), UN-derived
- Listed
- 2006-04-25
- Scope
- Asset freeze (listed among UK Sudan regime asset-freeze targets; UN-derived)
- Notes
- UK Sanctions List ref SUD0002; date designated 25 April 2006, listed on 26 May 2006, last updated 31 December 2020; still present on the UK Sudan list dated 12 December 2025.
[2]
Sources
- Narrative summary of reasons for listing: Musa Hilal Abdalla Alnsiem (SDi.002)UN Security Council 1591 Committee, 2014-10-29, primary source
- UK Sanctions List: SudanFCDO (gov.uk), 2025-12-12, primary source
Change history
- 2026-10-26 Record published.
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