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Adnan Hussein Kawtharani

Designations and court status
AuthorityStatusDateBasis or courtSource
U.S. TreasuryDesignated Nov. 13, 2018Executive Order 13224 (Terrorism) Entry

Tie to Hezbollah, in the Government's Words

“Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions Pursuant to the Hizballah Financial Sanctions Regulations”

U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: KAWTHARANI, Adnan Hussein, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Nov. 13, 2018, remarks field, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

What Treasury Said

“Kawtharani was designated for assisting in, sponsoring, or providing financial, material, or technological support for, or financial or other services to or in support of, Hizballah.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Key Hizballah, IRGC-QF Networks in Iraq, press release, Nov. 13, 2018, para. 15, home.treasury.gov.

“Kawtharani facilitates business transactions for Hizballah inside Iraq and has attended meetings in Iraq with sectarian armed groups and Hizballah officials.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Key Hizballah, IRGC-QF Networks in Iraq, press release, Nov. 13, 2018, para. 16, home.treasury.gov.

Linked To

As Listed

  • U.S. Treasury KAWTHARANI, Adnan Hussein

Exhibits

  1. Exhibit 1

    U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: KAWTHARANI, Adnan Hussein, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Nov. 13, 2018, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

  2. Exhibit 2

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Sanctions Key Hizballah, IRGC-QF Networks in Iraq, press release, Nov. 13, 2018, home.treasury.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

    Summary The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated four Hezbollah affiliated individuals as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224 for activities in Iraq, including operational, intelligence, and financial support for Hezbollah and coordination with the IRGC Qods Force. The action followed the October 25, 2018 signing of the Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 and occurred after the November 5, 2018 reimposition of U.S. nuclear related sanctions on Iran.

Cite this pageMiddle East Forum, “Adnan Hussein Kawtharani,” Party of God, Inc., accessed October 21, 2026.