Known Also As: Al-Fay, Idris Ali Awad Khalif; Khalif, Idris Ali ‘Awad; “Abu Sayf al-Samara’i”; Mullah Idris

Citizenship: Iraq;

Location: Owainat Village, Owainat District, Salah Ad Din Province, Iraq; Turkey; Albu Dur, Tikrit, Salah-ad Din Province, Iraq;

DOB: 01 Jul 1971;

POB: Albu Dur, Tikrit, Salah-ad Din Province, Iraq;

Activities:
The Al-Fay Company and Idris Ali Awad al-Fay (Idris al-Fay) are 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, ISIS.

Idris al-Fay, who is currently in Iraqi custody, used the Turkey-based Al-Fay Company to facilitate the global distribution of currency on behalf of ISIS.

Al-Fay Company was also used by Idris al-Fay as an intermediary between foreign donors and ISIS, including ISIS members located in the al-Hawl Internally Displaced Persons camp in northeastern Syria.

Idris al-Fay previously held leadership positions in al-Qa’ida and ISIS as a judicial officer and emir.

Ibrahim Ali Awad al-Fay (Ibrahim al-Fay) is being designated pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended, for owning or controlling, directly or indirectly, the Al-Fay Company. Ibrahim al-Fay, Idris al-Fay’s brother, manages the Al-Fay Company in Idris al-Fay’s absence.

By appropriating funds from international sources through a network of currency exchanges and hawalas, Idris al-Fay and Ibrahim Ali ‘Awad al-Fay were able to send funds to ISIS elements in Iraq and Syria.