Everything You Need To Know About The 7 Hezbollah-Linked Lebanese Just Sanctioned By The U.S.

The United States just sanctioned 7 Lebanese people for their involvement with Hezbollah and Al-Qard Al-Hassan (AQAH), the organization's financial institution.

By doing this, the U.S . is targeting Hezbollah 's financial officials and officials of AQAH who serve as shadow bankers to help Hezbollah evade sanctions.

Here's what you need to know about them:

Ibrahim Ali Daher

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Born July 4, 1964

Chief of Hezbollah ‘s Central Finance Unit

The U.S. Treasury Department writes that the unit "oversees [ Hezbollah ’s] overall budget and spending, including the group’s funding of its terrorist operations and killing of the group’s opponents."

He is a member of the Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants.

Ezzat Youssef Akar

Born November 1, 1967

AQAH official

Shadow banker holding “shadow accounts” through to conduct transactions for Hezbollah

Maintains joint bank accounts with Ahmad Mohamad Yazbeck, Abbas Hassan Gharib, Mustafa Habib Harb, and Hasan Chehadeh Othman in Lebanese banks through which more than $500 million were transferred within the formal financial system over the past decade, despite sanctions against AQAH .

Mustafa Habib Harb

Born August 6, 1973

AQAH official

Shadow banker holding “shadow accounts” through to conduct transactions for Hezbollah

Maintains joint bank accounts with Yazbeck, Gharib, Akar, and Othman in Lebanese banks through which more than $500 million were transferred within the formal financial system over the past decade, despite sanctions against AQAH .

Hasan Chehadeh Othman

Born June 29, 1979

AQAH official

Shadow banker holding “shadow accounts” through to conduct transactions for Hezbollah

Maintains joint bank accounts with Yazbeck, Gharib, Harb, and Akar in Lebanese banks through which more than $500 million were transferred within the formal financial system over the past decade, despite sanctions against AQAH .

Wahid Mahmud Subayti

Born February 23, 1961

AQAH official

Involved in conducting transactions through “shadow accounts” on behalf of Hezbollah

The U.S. Treasury Department writes: "Subayti previously played a similar role in maintaining bank accounts in his own name along with other senior Bayt al-Mal officials. [ Hezbollah 's] Bayt al-Mal, along with the Central Finance Unit, acted as [ Hezbollah 's] finance ministry."

Ahmad Mohamad Yazbeck