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⚫ '''Abdallah Safi-Al-Din''' was born in ] on July 8, 1960. He is a Lebanese figure serving as ]'s representative in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counter Terrorism Designations {{!}} Office of Foreign Assets Control |url=https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20180517?utm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=ofac.treasury.gov |language=en}}</ref> He is te brother of ] who led Hezbollah's executive council until he was ] in ] and died in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=Who was Hashem Safieddine, once seen as the future Hezbollah leader? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/obituary-who-was-hashem-safieddine-once-seen-future-hezbollah-leader-2024-10-23/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/hashem-safieddine-killed-obituary-hezbollah-leader-lebanon-8b74c45dc6b6028bc18c61a06db4233d |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>{{Infobox person
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⚫ '''Abdallah Safi-Al-Din''' was born in ] on July 8, 1960. He is a Lebanese figure serving as ]'s representative in ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Counter Terrorism Designations {{!}} Office of Foreign Assets Control |url=https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions/20180517?utm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=ofac.treasury.gov |language=en}}</ref> He is the brother of ] who led Hezbollah's executive council until he was ] in ] and died in 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024 |title=Who was Hashem Safieddine, once seen as the future Hezbollah leader? |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/obituary-who-was-hashem-safieddine-once-seen-future-hezbollah-leader-2024-10-23/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/hashem-safieddine-killed-obituary-hezbollah-leader-lebanon-8b74c45dc6b6028bc18c61a06db4233d |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>


== Involvement in Financial Networks == == Involvement in Financial Networks ==
Safi-Al-Din has been implicated in facilitating finacial networks that support Hezbllah's activities. Since 2008 he has led a global Hezbollah criminal network involved in drug and weapon trafficking and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdallah Safi-Al-Din |url=https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/abdallah-safi-al-din?utm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Counter Extremism Project |language=en}}</ref> Safi-Al-Din has been implicated in facilitating financial networks that support Hezbllah's activities. Since 2008 he has led a global Hezbollah criminal network involved in drug and weapon trafficking and money laundering.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Abdallah Safi-Al-Din |url=https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/abdallah-safi-al-din?utm |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=Counter Extremism Project |language=en}}</ref>


== Connection to the Lebanese Canadian Bank == == Connection to the Lebanese Canadian Bank ==
In 2011, the US Department of the Treasury's Finacial Crimes Enforcement Network (]) identified Safi-Al-Din's role in enabling Iranian officials' access to the ], later designated as a financial institution of primary money laundeing concern.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Treasury Targets Key Hizballah Financing Network and Iranian Conduit |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0388?utm_source |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref> In 2011, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (]) identified Safi-Al-Din's role in enabling Iranian officials' access to the ], later designated as a financial institution of primary money laundeing concern.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018 |title=Treasury Targets Key Hizballah Financing Network and Iranian Conduit |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm0388?utm_source |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury}}</ref>


== Designation as a Global Terrorist == == Designation as a Global Terrorist ==
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Latest revision as of 16:15, 13 January 2025

Representative of Hezbollah
Abdallah Safi-Al-Din
BornAbdallah Safi-Al-Din
(1960-07-08)8 July 1960
Southern Lebanon, Lebanon

Abdallah Safi-Al-Din was born in Southern Lebanon on July 8, 1960. He is a Lebanese figure serving as Hezbollah's representative in Teheran. He is the brother of Hashem Safi-Al-Din who led Hezbollah's executive council until he was targeted by an Israeli airstrike in Dahieh and died in 2024.

Involvement in Financial Networks

Safi-Al-Din has been implicated in facilitating financial networks that support Hezbllah's activities. Since 2008 he has led a global Hezbollah criminal network involved in drug and weapon trafficking and money laundering.

Connection to the Lebanese Canadian Bank

In 2011, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identified Safi-Al-Din's role in enabling Iranian officials' access to the Lebanese Canadian Bank, later designated as a financial institution of primary money laundeing concern.

Designation as a Global Terrorist

In 2018, the US Department of the Treasury designated Safi-Al-Din as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT), under Executive Order 13224. This designation includes sanctions such as asset freeze and prohibitions on transactions with US persons.

Role as Hezbollah's Envoy in Iran

Safi-Al-Din serves as Hezbollah's representative in Tehran, acting as a conduit between Iran and Hezbollah. His position underscores the close ties between Hezbollah and the Iranian government, particularly the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Safi-Al-Din's activities have been central to Hezbollah's financial and operational networks, contributing to the group's capacity to conduct regional and international operations.

See also

References

  1. "Counter Terrorism Designations | Office of Foreign Assets Control". ofac.treasury.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  2. "Who was Hashem Safieddine, once seen as the future Hezbollah leader?". 2024.
  3. "Top Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine is dead". AP News. 2024-10-23. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  4. "Abdallah Safi-Al-Din". Counter Extremism Project. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  5. "Treasury Targets Key Hizballah Financing Network and Iranian Conduit". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2018.
  6. "Specially Designated Nationals List Update". Office of Foreign Assets Control. 2018.
  7. "Abdallah Safi-al-Din". IFMAT. 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  8. "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
  9. "Abdallah Safi-Al-Din". Counter Extremism Project. Retrieved 2025-01-07.
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