Also Known As: Abdallah, Ahmed Jalal Rida;

Citizenship: Lebanese;

Date Of Birth: 15 Aug 1966;

Country: Lebanon;

Activities:
Ahmad Abdallah is a Hezbollah official and an active member of Hezbollah’s global financial network who has supported Hezbollah for decades, carrying out extensive commercial activities in various countries where the profits are transferred to Hezbollah.

He coordinates business activities and budgets with sanctioned senior Hezbollah financial facilitators such as Muhammad Qasir and Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal.

In addition to the involvement of Muhammad Qasir and Muhammad Qasim al-Bazzal, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officials have helped to facilitate financial transfers for Ahmad Abdallah’s businesses, many of which are located in Iraq and benefit Hezbollah.

Ahmad Abdallah has worked with Muhammad Qasir to pursue a business plan together to finance businesses and generate funding for Hezbollah.

Ahmad Abdallah has established a multitude of businesses including medical equipment factories, insurance companies, real estate, and construction companies, which funnel at least a portion of their profits to Hezbollah.

Ahmad Abdallah pursued the establishment of food companies such as Al Moukhtar Products Co. SARL, which is designated today, because he perceived those sectors as less likely to be targets of sanctions.

Abdallah also used his senior employees and relatives to establish new businesses throughout the Middle East on behalf of Hezbollah.

In addition to his business ventures where profits were used to benefit Hezbollah, Ahmad Abdallah also brokered meetings with senior businessmen and politicians in Lebanon on Hezbollah’s behalf.

Ahmad Abdallah has also assisted Hezbollah in recovering Adham Tabaja’s frozen funds after he was designated in 2015.

Ahmad Jalal Reda Abdallah is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Hezbollah.