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Luay al-Mallah has assisted his brother, sanctioned Syrian shipping magnate Abdul Jalil Mallah, in running his family’s business following the latter’s designation for assisting the illicit shipping network of Sa’id al-Jamal, an IRGC-QF-backed Houthi financial official. The Mallah family’s ships, including the Panama-flagged CONFIDENCE P (IMO: 9178044), Sao Tome and Principe-flagged NOVA (IMO: 9141259), Panama-flagged RIVAL (IMO: 9117818), and Iran-flagged TIYARA (IMO: 9231224), have facilitated illicit trade between Syria and Iran for the benefit of the IRGC-QF and Hizballah. As recently as 2021, Luay al-Mallah managed a shipment for Sa’id al-Jamal. In 2021, Sa’id al-Jamal’s network used the NOVA and TIYARA to facilitate illicit trade between Iran and Syria.
Luay al-Mallah owns the Abdul Jalil Mallah-directed, Türkiye-based Oryx Denizcilik Limited Sirketi.
Luay al-Mallah is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, Abdul Jalil Mallah. Oryx Denizcilik Limited Sirketi is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for being owned, controlled, or directed by, directly or indirectly, Luay al-Mallah. CONFIDENCE P, NOVA, RIVAL, and TIYARA are being identified as property in which Abdul Jalil Mallah has an interest.
“Iran continues to rely heavily on the illicit sale of oil and liquid petroleum gas by the IRGC-QF and Lebanese Hizballah to fund its terrorist proxies and destabilizing activities,” said Acting Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Bradley T. Smith. “Treasury remains committed to disrupting the networks of shippers, brokers, and buyers that facilitate these schemes.”
Vessels sanctioned are four ships associated with the fleet of illicit shipping Syrian magnate Abdul Jalil Mallah (Abdul Jalil) and his brother Luay al-Mallah. Since Abdul Jalil’s June 10, 2021 designation for his support to the network of IRGC-QF-backed Houthi financial official Sa’id al-Jamal, Luay al-Mallah has continued to use their shipping empire to support Iran’s malign activities and those of its proxies. Luay al-Mallah is also being designated in this action.
Involved In:
Shipping Industry
Also Known As:
MALAH, Louay Abu Bakr
MALLAH, Luay
Country:
Iran
Address:
Peiraias, Attica, Greece
DOB:
02 Jan 1982
POB:
Tartus, Syria
Nationality:
Turkey
Syria
Passport:
U24015191 (Turkey) expires 25 Jan 2031