Guidance

Somalia: list of designations and sanctions notices

List of designated persons and notices issued about new designations, revocations, delistings and other changes to the UK Sanctions List.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
28 January 2026

Current list of designated persons for Somalia

UK Sanctions List: Somalia

Designated persons include sanctioned individuals and entities.

Notices

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office notices issued from 28 January 2026 about additions, revocations/delistings and variations/corrections to the UK Sanctions List.

Previous notices

See previous financial sanctions notices for Somalia issued by the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation prior to 28 January 2026.

Purposes of the Somalia sanctions

The Somalia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (‘the Sanctions Act’) and provide for the imposition of financial sanctions, namely the freezing of funds or economic resources of persons involved in:

  • the commission of a serious human rights violation or abuse, or violation of international humanitarian law in Somalia
  • obstruction of the delivery or distribution of, or access to, humanitarian assistance in Somalia
  • an attack against, or obstruction of, diplomatic personnel in Somalia, or certain regional or international monitoring, peace-support or protection and training missions and mechanisms
  • the misappropriation of Somali state funds, or taking action that may lead to such misappropriation; the resale, supply or delivery, transfer or making available of Somali military goods or technology to, or for use by, any person who is not a relevant entity
  • the illicit export of charcoal from Somalia or the direct or indirect import of charcoal from Somalia; or
  • any other acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia

Content of sanctions notices

Each notice sets out for the relevant date the:

  • additions – new designations
  • delistings – removals from the list following a decision by the UN
  • revocations – removals from the list following an official decision-making process
  • variations – changes to a designation following an official decision-making process
  • corrections – administrative amendments

How the changes are represented

For additions the notice lists the new entry.

For delistings and revocations the notice lists the entries that are being removed.

For variations and corrections:

  • deleted information appears in strikethrough and highlighted in pink
  • newly added information is underlined and highlighted in yellow

How the entries appear on the notice

Individuals

  • Unique ID
  • Regime name
  • Sanctions imposed
  • Other information
  • UK statement of reasons
  • DOB(s)
  • Nationality(ies)
  • National Identifier number(s)
  • National Identifier additional information
  • National identification details
  • Passport number(s)
  • Passport additional information
  • Position(s)
  • Gender
  • Town of birth, Country of birth
  • Name, Name type (Primary name, Primary name variation or Alias)
  • Alias strength
  • Name non-latin script, Type, Language
  • Title
  • Address
  • Designation source (whether UK or UN)
  • Date designated
  • Last updated
  • OFSI group ID

Entities

  • Unique ID
  • Regime name
  • Sanctions imposed
  • Other information
  • UK statement of reasons
  • Type of entity
  • Subsidiaries
  • Parent companies
  • Business registration number(s)
  • Name, Name type (Primary name, Primary name variation or Alias)
  • Name non-latin script, Type, Language
  • Address(es)
  • Phone number(s)
  • Website(s)
  • Email address(es)
  • Designation source (whether UK or UN)
  • Date designated
  • Last updated
  • OFSI group ID

Ships

  • Unique ID
  • Regime name
  • Sanctions imposed
  • Other information
  • UK statement of reasons
  • IMO Number
  • Current owner operators
  • Previous owner/operator (s)
  • Current believed flag of ship
  • Previous flags
  • Type of ship details
  • Tonnage of ship
  • Length of ship
  • Year built
  • Hull identification number (HIN)
  • Name, Name type (Primary name, Primary name variation or Alias)
  • Name non-latin script, Type, Language
  • Designation source (whether UK or UN)
  • Date designated
  • Last updated
  • OFSI Group ID
  • UN Reference Number

For more information about these fields, see the UK Sanctions List format guide.

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Published 28 January 2026

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