# Council Decision 2011/486/CFSP of 1 August 2011 concerning restrictive measures directed against certain individuals, groups, undertakings and entities in view of the situation in Afghanistan, Division (74): Abdulhai Motmaen ( alias Abdul Haq son of M. Anwar Khan).

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Title : Maulavi. Grounds for listing : (a) Director of the Information and Culture Department in Kandahar Province under the Taliban regime, (b) Spokesperson of the Taliban regime. Date of birth : Approximately 1973. Place of birth : (a) Shinkalai village, Nad-e-Ali District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, (b) Zabul Province, Afghanistan. Nationality : Afghan. Afghan passport number OA462456 (issued under the name Abdul Haq) issued on 31.1.2012 (11-11-1390). Date of UN designation : 23.2.2001 .
Other information : Family is originally from Zabul, but settled later in Helmand. Member of the Taliban Supreme Council and spokesperson for Mullah Mohammed Omar as of 2007. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Kharoti tribe. Review pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 23 Jul. 2010 . INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/1427418
Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:
Abdulhai Motmaen was the senior spokesman for the Taliban and used to deliver Taliban foreign policy statements. He was also a close associate of Mohammed Omar. He was a member of the Taliban Supreme Council and spokesperson for Mohammed Omar as of 2007.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2011/486/annex/division/A/division/74 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2011-486/annex/division-A/division-74
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