Person

Yahya Jammeh

Sanctioned entity

Born 25 May 1965 (61 years old),Gambia. Named in 4 sanctions listings.

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Summary

Ex-Army Lieutenant The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Sanctions and listings4

  • Actions Taken Pursuant to Section 7031(c) for Involvement in Significant Corruption

    US State DepartmentUS Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights Visa RestrictionsUnited States

    (1)(B) Public Designation.

    state.govstate.gov

  • Effective
    10 Dec 2020

    UK sanctions relating to global human rights - The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction

    Former President of The Gambia Yahya Jammeh was responsible for inciting, promoting, ordering and being directly involved in extrajudicial killings; enforced disappearances; kidnappings, torture; rape, as well as wider human rights violations during his tenure as President between 1994 and 2016.

    Programme GB-HRReference 14010Reference GHR0059Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    21 Dec 2017

    Global Magnitsky Sanctions - GLOMAG

    Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States

    GLOMAG and block

    Executive Order 13818 (Global Magnitsky)

    Programme US-GLOMAGReference 23304treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    29 Jun 2018
    Effective
    21 Dec 2017

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

Positions held1

  1. Period not retained

    Former President of The Gambia

Connections12

Owns12

All 12 markedSanctionedDebarred

Other names5

Also known as5

Yahya AJJ Jammeh Babili MansaYahya Abdul-Aziz Jemus Junkung JammehAlhaji Dr. Abdul-Azziz Jemus Junkung JammehJAMMEH, YahyaAbdul Aziz Jemus Junkung Jammeh Yahya

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