Known Also As: Al-Ghamari, Muhammad Abd Al-Karim; Al-Ghamari, Muhammad ‘Abd-al-Karim Ahmad Husayn; Al-Ghommari, Muhammad; Ghommari, Muhammad; Sayyid Hashim;

Citizenship: Yemen;

Location: Yemen;

DOB: 1979;

POB: Izla Dhaen, Wahha District, Hajjar Governorate, Yemen;

Country: Yemen;

Activities:
Al-Ghamari is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13611 for having engaged in acts that directly or indirectly threaten the peace, security, or stability of Yemen, such as acts that obstruct the implementation of the agreement of November 23, 2011, between the Government of Yemen and those in opposition to it, which provides for a peaceful transition of power in Yemen, or that obstruct the political process in Yemen.

Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari is responsible for orchestrating attacks by Houthi forces impacting Yemeni civilians. He has most recently taken charge of the large-scale Houthi offensive against Yemeni government-held territory in Marib province.

Humanitarians have warned that the Marib offensive is contributing to a tipping point in Yemen’s humanitarian crisis, as it puts approximately one million already vulnerable internally displaced people (IDP) at risk, threatens to overwhelm an already stretched humanitarian response, and is triggering broader escalation.

The civil war continues to result in widespread suffering throughout Yemen, where half the Yemeni population faces acute food shortages, in what the United Nations has called the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

“As the senior Houthi military official, Muhammad Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari is directly responsible for attacks on infrastructure that have harmed civilians and now oversees an offensive in Marib that compounds human suffering,” said Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control Andrea M. Gacki.

“The United States will continue to hold Houthi leadership accountable for actions that contribute to Yemen’s humanitarian crisis.”