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Ali Nayef Zgheib

Designations and court status
AuthorityStatusDateBasis or courtSource
U.S. TreasuryDesignated Sep. 11, 2024Executive 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: ZGHEIB, Ali Nayef, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Sep. 11, 2024, remarks field, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

What Treasury Said

“He has also acted as an interlocutor between al-Bazzal and Lebanese businessman Ali Nayef Zgheib (Zgheib) on an oil project at a refinery site in Az-Zahrani, Lebanon.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Targets Oil and LPG Smuggling Network That Generates Millions in Revenue for Hizballah, press release, Sep. 11, 2024, para. 7, home.treasury.gov.

“Since at least late 2019, Zgheib, a petroleum chemistry expert, has advised and assisted Hizballah’s finance team behind the scenes, and has met with Qasir and al-Bazzal to coordinate their activities.”

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Targets Oil and LPG Smuggling Network That Generates Millions in Revenue for Hizballah, press release, Sep. 11, 2024, para. 8, home.treasury.gov.

Linked To

  • Linked To: HIZBALLAH

Entries Linked to This One

As Listed

  • U.S. Treasury ZGHEIB, Ali Nayef

Exhibits

  1. Exhibit 1

    U.S. Treasury, OFAC, Specially Designated Nationals List entry: ZGHEIB, Ali Nayef, Specially Designated Nationals List entry, Sep. 11, 2024, sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

  2. Exhibit 2

    U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury Targets Oil and LPG Smuggling Network That Generates Millions in Revenue for Hizballah, press release, Sep. 11, 2024, home.treasury.gov.

    Fetched Oct. 20, 2026.

    Summary The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control announced sanctions against three individuals, five companies, and two vessels involved in oil and liquefied petroleum gas shipments to Syria that generated revenue for Hezbollah. The action was taken pursuant to Executive Order 13224, as amended, and blocked the designated persons’ property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

Cite this pageMiddle East Forum, “Ali Nayef Zgheib,” Party of God, Inc., accessed October 21, 2026.