

	October 3, 2005 JS-2960 Treasury Designates Seven Al Qaida Associates The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated seven Egyptian individuals pursuant to Executive Order 13224 for acting for and on behalf of Egyptian Islamic Jihad (EIJ), a terrorist group that merged with al Qaida in 2001. "This action targets the financing mechanisms used by those rogue actors supporting al Qaida," said Robert Werner, Director of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). "Designations are central to identifying and disrupting the support networks fueling al Qaida's agenda." The activities of these individuals included training and providing material support to al Qaida, as well as conspiring to commit terrorist acts. One of the individuals, Madhat Mursi Al-Sayyid Umar, was an explosives and chemical substances specialist for al Qaida. Another designee, Abdullah Muhammad Rajab Abd Al-Rahman, was responsible for coordinating al Qaida's work with other terrorist organizations. These individuals are wanted by Egyptian authorities for their involvement in terrorist cases and membership in a terrorist organization. The United States is taking this action pursuant to United Nations Security Counsel Resolution 1617, which requires member states to financially isolate individuals and entities added to the UN 1267 Committee's consolidated list of terrorists tied to the Taliban, al Qaida and UBL. Identifying Information AL-SIBA'I, Hani Muhammad Yusuf AKA: YUSUF, Hani al-Sayid Al-Sibai DOB: 1 March 1961 POB: Qaylubiyah, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian UMAR, Madhat Mursi Al-Sayyid DOB: 19 October 1953 POB: Alexandria, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian HUSAYN ALAYWAH, Al-Sayyid Ahmad Fathi DOB: 30 July 1964 POB: Suez, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian AHMAD, Zaki Izzat Zaki DOB: 21 April 1960 POB: Sharqiyah, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian ABD AL-RAHMAN, Abdullah Muhammad Rajab AKA: ABU AL-KHAYR, Ahmad Hasan DOB: 3 November 1957 POB: Kafr al-Shaykh, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian AL-ISLAMBULI, Muhammad Ahmad Shawqi DOB: 21 January 1952 POB: Minya, Egypt Nationality: Egyptian MUSTAFA BAKRI, Ali Sa'd Muhammad AKA: AL-MASRI, Abd Al-Aziz DOB: 18 April 1966 Nationality: Egyptian This action prohibits any transactions between U.S. persons and the designees and also freezes any assets they may have within U.S. jurisdiction.