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MAALIM AYMAN

UN reference
SOi.019
Sanctions regime
Al-Shabaab (2713 Committee)
Type
Individual
Designation
Founder and leader of Jaysh Ayman, an al-Shabaab unit conducting attacks and operations in Kenya and Somalia
Date of birth
1973; 1983
Place of birth
Kenya
Address
(Kenya/Somalia border)
Badamadow, Lower Juba Region, Somalia
Aliases
Abdiaziz Dubow Ali; Ayman Kabo; Ma’alim Ayman; Mo’alim Ayman; Nuh Ibrahim Abdi
Listed on
26 February 2021

Other information (UN original text)

Listed pursuant to paragraph 8(a) of resolution 1844 (2008) as “Engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia, including acts that threaten the Djibouti Agreement of 18 August 2008 or the political process, or threaten the TFIs or AMISOM by force.” Ayman helped with preparations for the 5 January 2020 attack on Camp Simba in Lamu County, Kenya. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals

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