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The Central Government, through the Ministry of External Affairs, issues the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Amendment Order, 2026, to amend the 2007 Order by updating and omitting entries for individuals in Annexure 1 of its Schedule.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of External Affairs, acting under section 2 of the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 (43 of 1947), has issued the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Amendment Order, 2026, effective upon its publication in the Official Gazette. This Order further amends the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007 (S.O. 460(E), dated 28th March, 2007), which was last amended by S.O. 5039(E), dated 18th September, 2025. The amendment specifically replaces the entries for individuals QDi.057 (IBRAHIM ALI ABU BAKR TANTOUSH), QDi.065 (ABD EL KADER MAHMOUD MOHAMED EL SAYED), QDi.150 (AL-AZHAR BEN KHALIFA BEN AHMED ROUINE), QDi.154 (SULAIMAN JASSEM SULAIMAN ALI ABO GHAITH), QDi.187 (ARIS SUMARSONO), QDi.338 (SHAFI SULTAN MOHAMMED AL-AJMI), and QDi.372 (GULMUROD KHALIMOV) in Annexure 1, under the heading 'A. Individuals', of the Schedule to the 2007 Order. Additionally, paragraphs QDi.317 and QDi.336, along with their associated entries, are omitted from the Schedule. The updated entries include detailed biographical, nationality, address, passport, listing dates (with numerous past amendments up to 22nd August 2025 or 6th October 2025), and 'Other information' fields, such as associations with specific terrorist groups (e.g., Afghan Support Committee, Al-Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant), legal proceedings (e.g., imprisonment in Italy, Indonesia, Kuwait, USA), and review conclusions under Security Council resolutions (e.g., 1822 (2008), 2253 (2015), 2368 (2017)).

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-23012026-269550 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 333] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 2026/MAGHA 3, 1947 506 GI/2026 (1) MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS ORDER New Delhi, the 23rd January, 2026 S.O. 361(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the United Nations (Security Council) Act, 1947 (43 of 1947), the Central Government hereby makes the following Order further to amend the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007, namely: 1.(1) This Order may be called the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Amendment Order, 2026. (2) It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Prevention and Suppression of the Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007, in the Schedule, in Annexure 1, under the heading "A. Individuals",— (a) for paragraph QDi.057 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi.057 Name: 1: IBRAHIM 2: ALI 3: ABU BAKR 4: TANTOUSH Name (original script(: ابراهيم علي أبو بكر تنتوش Title: na Designation: na DOB: 2 Feb. 1966 POB: al Aziziyya, Libya Good quality a.k.a.: a) Abd al-Muhsin b) Ibrahim Ali Muhammad Abu Bakr c) Abdul Rahman d) Abu Anas e) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantouche f) Ibrahim Abubaker Tantoush g) 'Abd al- Muhsi h) 'Abd al-Rahman i) Abdel Ilah Sabri (false identity related to fraudulent South African identification number 6910275240086 linked to South African passport number 434021161, both documents have been confiscated) Low quality a.k.a.: Al-Libi Nationality: Libya Passport no: a) Libya number 203037, issued in Tripoli, Libya b) (Libyan passport number 347834, issued under name Ibrahim Ali Tantoush, expired on 21 Feb. 2014) National identification no: na Address: Afghanistan (as at June 2014) Listed on: 11 Jan. 2002 (amended on 31 Jul. 2006, 4 Oct. 2006, 16 May 2011, 10 Jul. 2015, 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Associated with Afghan Support Committee (ASC) (QDe.069), Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS)(QDe.070) and the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) (QDe.011). Photograph and fingerprints available for inclusion in the INTERPOL-UNSC Special Notice. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 8 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we- work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals"; (b) for paragraph QDi.065 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi.065 Name: 1: ABD EL KADER 2: MAHMOUD 3: MOHAMED 4: EL SAYED Name (original script(: السيد محمد محمود عبد القادر Title: na Designation: na DOB: 26 Dec. 1962 POB: Egypt Good quality a.k.a.: a) Es Sayed, Kader b) Abdel Khader Mahmoud Mohamed el Sayed Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Egypt Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 24 Apr. 2002 (amended on 26 Nov. 2004, 7 Jun. 2007, 16 May 2011, 1 May 2019, 15 Nov. 2021, 6 Oct. 2025) Other information: Italian Fiscal Code: SSYBLK62T26Z336L. Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment in Italy on 2 February 2004. Considered a fugitive from justice by the Italian authorities. Reportedly killed in 2012. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 22 Apr. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 21 Feb. 2019. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 15 November 2021. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals”; (c) for paragraph QDi.150 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi.150 Name: 1: AL-AZHAR 2: BEN KHALIFA 3: BEN AHMED 4: ROUINE Name (original script( : الأزهر بن خليفة بن احمد روين Title: na Designation: na DOB: 20 Nov. 1975 POB: Sfax, Tunisia Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: a) Salmane b) Lazhar Nationality: Tunisia Passport no: Tunisia number P182583, issued on 13 Sep. 2003 (expired on 12 Sep. 2007) National identification no: na Address: No.2 89th Street Zehrouni, Tunis, Tunisia Listed on: 12 Nov. 2003 (amended on 20 Dec. 2005, 21 Dec. 2007, 30 Jan. 2009, 16 May 2011, 23 Feb. 2016, 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Sentenced to six years and ten months of imprisonment for membership of a terrorist association by the Appeal Court of Milan, Italy, on 7 Feb. 2008. Imprisoned in Sfax Prison on 5 June 2007 pursuant to an order issued by the Appeals Tribunal in Tunisia for joining an organization linked to terrorist crimes (case No.9301/207). Sentenced to two years and 15 days' imprisonment and released on 18 June 2008. U Considered a fugitive from justice by the Italian authorities as at Jul. 2008. On 20 January 2009, Italian authorities issued a detention order (No. 70/2009 S.I.E.P), following a 3 years 4 months and 29 days sentence for terrorism-related crimes. Under administrative control measure in Tunisia as at 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals"; (d) for paragraph QDi.154 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi.154 Name: 1: SULAIMAN 2: JASSEM 3: SULAIMAN 4: ALI ABO GHAITH Name (original script(: سلیمان جاسم سليمان علي أبوغيث Title: na Designation: na DOB: 14 Dec. 1965 POB: Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: Abo Ghaith Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: Kuwait number 849594, issued on 27 Nov. 1998, issued in Kuwait (and expired on 24 Jun. 2003) National identification no: na Address: na Listed on: 16 Jan. 2004 (amended on 23 Jul. 2008, 10 Jun. 2011, 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Left Kuwait for Pakistan in June 2001. His Kuwaiti citizenship has been revoked since 2001, and he is currently incarcerated in the United States of America. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 21 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals”; (e) for paragraph QDi.187 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi.187 Name: 1: ARIS 2: SUMARSONO 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na DOB: 19 Apr. 1963 POB: Gebang village, Masaran, Sragen, Central Java, Indonesia Good quality a.k.a.: a) Zulkarnan b) Zulkarnain c) Zulkarnin d) Arif Sunarso e) Zulkarnaen f) Aris Sunarso g) Ustad Daud Zulkarnaen Low quality a.k.a.: a) Murshid b) Daud c) Pak Ud d) Mbah Zul e) Zainal Arifin f) Zul g) Abdullah Abdurrahman h) Abdul i) Abdurrahman Nationality: Indonesia Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: a) Desa Gebang, Kecamatan Masaran, Kabupaten Sragen, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia b) Desa Taman Fajar, Kecamatan Probolinggo, Kabupaten Lampung Timur, Lampung, Indonesia Listed on: 16 May 2005 (amended on 17 Apr. 2019, 15 Nov. 2021, 27 May 2022, 6 Oct. 2025) Other information: He was sentenced to 15 years in prison in Indonesia in January 2022. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 8 Jun. 2010. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2253 (2015) was concluded on 7 June 2018. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 15 November 2021. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we- work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals"; (f) paragraph QDi.317 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (g) paragraph QDi.336 and the entries relating thereto, shall be omitted; (h) for paragraph QDi.338 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi.338 Name: 1: SHAFI 2: SULTAN 3: MOHAMMED 4: AL-AJMI Title: Doctor Designation: na DOB: 1 Jan. 1973 POB: Warah, Kuwait Good quality a.k.a.: a) Shafi al Ajmi b) Sheikh Shafi al-Ajmi Low quality a.k.a.: Shaykh Abu-Sultan Nationality: Kuwait Passport no: 0216155930 National identification no: na Address: Area 3, Street 327, Building 41, Al-Uqaylah, Kuwait Listed on: 23 Sep. 2014 (amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Fundraiser for Al-Nusrah Front for the People of the Levant (QDe.137). In November 2023, he was released from prison in Kuwait as part of the Special Amiri Decree Pardon No. 225/2023. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals”; (i) for paragraph QDi.372 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be substituted, namely:- "QDi. 372 Name: 1: GULMUROD 2: KHALIMOV 3: na 4: na Title: na Designation: na DOB: a) 14 May 1975 b) Approximately 1975 POB: a) Varzob area, Tajikistan b) Dushanbe, Tajikistan Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.: na Nationality: Tajikistan Passport no: na National identification no: na Address: Afghanistan (Kunar and Nuristan provinces and border areas of Zebok district, Badakhshan province). Listed on: 29 Feb. 2016 (amended on 24 Nov. 2020, 22 Aug. 2025) Other information: Syria-based military expert, member and recruiter of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, listed as Al-Qaida in Iraq (QDe.115). Wanted by the Government of Tajikistan. Review pursuant to Security Council resolution 2368 (2017) was concluded on 24 November 2020. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals”. [F. No. U.II/152/32/2021] NABANITA CHAKRABARTI, Jt. Secy. Note:— The Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism (Implementation of Security Council Resolutions) Order, 2007 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (ii) vide number S.O. 460(E), dated the 28th March, 2007 and last amended vide notification number S.O. 5039(E), dated the 18 September, 2025.

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