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Ali Ahmed Nur Jim'ale

Somali businessman based in Djibouti who was on the UN Somalia sanctions list from February 2012 until his removal in March 2014.

Is Ali Ahmed Nur Jim'ale sanctioned?
Listing statusDelisted
StatusRemoved from the list by United Nations, European Union.
CountrySomalia
Verified27 Oct 2026
Latest notice20 Nov 2015

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

UNUnited Nations

Delisted
Authority
UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea
Instrument
Measures under resolution 1844 (2008) (travel ban, asset freeze, targeted arms embargo)
Listed
17 Feb 2012
Scope
Travel ban, asset freeze, targeted arms embargo
Notes
Listed 17 February 2012 (date of UN designation as given in EU Council Decision 2012/388/CFSP). The listing entry stated he was considered one of al-Shabaab's chief financiers and ran a Djibouti front company (the Investors Group). The committee amended his entry on 10 July 2012 (SC/10705). On 11 March 2014 the committee approved his removal from the list; the UN release gives no reason for the removal.

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EUEuropean Union

Delisted
Authority
Council of the European Union / European Commission
Instrument
Council Decision 2012/388/CFSP (amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP); Annex I to Council Regulation (EU) No 356/2010
Listed
16 Jul 2012
Scope
Asset freeze and travel ban implementing the UN listing
Notes
Added by Council Decision 2012/388/CFSP of 16 July 2012. The Isle of Man notice of 20 November 2015 (applying the UK/OFSI list, then based on EU law) records his removal from Annex I to Regulation 356/2010 with effect from 18 November 2015, following the UN committee decision of 11 March 2014; he was 'no longer subject to an asset freeze'.

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Instruments and notices

  1. PrimarySecurity Council 751 and 1907 Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Deletes Ali Ahmed Nur Jim'ale From Its Sanctions ListUnited Nations (press.un.org) · 11 Mar 2014
  2. PrimaryCouncil Decision 2012/388/CFSP amending Decision 2010/231/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against SomaliaCouncil of the European Union (via legislation.gov.uk) · 16 Jul 2012
  3. PrimarySC/10705: Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Amends One Entry on List of Individuals and EntitiesUnited Nations (press.un.org) · 11 Jul 2012
  4. PrimaryFinancial sanctions: Somalia (removal of Ali Ahmed Nur Jim'ale)Isle of Man Government · 20 Nov 2015

Entry history

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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