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Type
Person
Name
Abdul Rauf Azhar
Also known as
Abdul Rauf AZHAR · AZHAR, Abdul Rauf · Abdul RAUF · Abdur Rauf AZHAR · AZHAR, Abdur Rauf · ABDUL RAUF ALVI · Abdul Rauf ALVI · ALVI, Abdul Rauf · ABDUR RAUF AZHAR · Abdul Rauf Asghar · LALA, Abdul Rauf
Script aliases
عبد الرؤوف اصغر (Urdu)アブドゥル・ラウフ・アズハル (Japanese)阿卜杜勒·拉乌夫·阿兹哈尔 (Chinese)আবদুল রউফ আজহার (Bengali)
Date of birth
1974
Place of birth
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Gender
Male
Citizenship
🇵🇰 Pakistan (PK)
Nationality
Pakistan
Religion
Islam
Occupation
Politician
Designation
Former Member of Legislature
Address
Balochistan, Pakistan
First name
Abdul Rauf · Abdur Rauf
Last name
AZHAR · ALVI
Father
Abdul Sammad
Program ID
US – TERR
Risk categories
Sanctions PEP
Flag summary
OFAC — Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)
Abdul Rauf Azhar has been flagged as a Special Interest Person under the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions programme, specifically under the SDGT category. He is associated with secondary sanctions risk and is listed on the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Date of birth: 1974. Born in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
Risk notes
Implicit sanctions risk
The entity is linked to a sanctioned individual or organisation but is not directly listed on any official sanctions lists, indicating an implicit sanctions risk.
Political exposure
Member of Senate of Balochistan (March 2009 – March 2015). Member of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP).
Comment: Jul 2022 — reported
Identification documents
Computerized National ID Card (CNIC)
5440031591917
National Tax Number (NTN)
4119853-7
Sanction details
OF
U.S. Treasury — OFAC Sanctions
Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List
Sanctioning authority
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) · U.S. Department of the Treasury
Sanction programme
SDGT — Specially Designated Global Terrorist
Sanction types
SDN ListedSecondary Sanctions RiskReciprocal
Sanctioning country
United States
Sanctioning authority (alt.)
TREAS-OFAC
Relationships
Database coverage
AML Watcher databases in which this entity has been identified.
Database
Status
Sanctions
PEP
PEP Level 2
PEP Level 1
Not listed
PEP Level 3
Not listed
PEP Level 4
Not listed
Warnings & Regulatory Enforcement
Not listed
Fitness & Probity
Not listed
SIE
Not listed
SIP
Not listed
Insolvency
Not listed
RCA
Not listed
Data source
W
Wikidata
Public data source · Global coverage
Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines. AML Watcher ingests and cross-references this data as part of its entity enrichment pipeline.
OF
OFAC — SDN and Blocked Persons List
Official government source · United States
As part of its enforcement efforts, OFAC publishes a list of individuals and companies owned or controlled by, or acting for or on behalf of, targeted countries. It also lists individuals, groups, and entities, such as terrorists and narcotics traffickers designated under programmes that are not country-specific — collectively known as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs).
AML Watcher Internal Database
Proprietary source · Global AML coverage
The AML Watcher Internal Database is a comprehensive repository of data focused on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance which meets quality standards. This database includes any entity that should receive enhanced AML screening — either because they appear on a sanctions list, watchlist, in a criminal context, or as a political office holder.