Division (8) Sayyed Ghiassouddine Agha ( alias (a) Sayed Ghiasuddin Sayed Ghousuddin, (b) Sayyed Ghayasudin, (c) Sayed Ghias).F1

Title: Maulavi. Grounds for listing: (a) Minister of Haj and Religious Affairs under the Taliban regime, (b) Education Minister under the Taliban regime. Date of birth: Approximately 1961. Place of birth: Kohistan District, Faryab Province, Afghanistan. Nationality: Afghan. Date of UN designation: 31.1.2001 .

Other information: Taliban member responsible for Faryab, Jawzjan, Sari Pul and Balkh Provinces, Afghanistan as at June 2010. Involved in drug trafficking. Member of Taliban Supreme Council and Taliban Military Council as at December 2009. Believed to be in Afghanistan/Pakistan border area. Belongs to Sadat ethnic group. Review pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1822 (2008) was concluded on 27 Jul. 2010 . INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/notice/search/un/4652713

Additional information from the narrative summary of reasons for listing provided by the Sanctions Committee:

Sayyed Ghiassouddine Agha also served as Education Minister of the Taliban regime. He was also the Taliban member responsible for the Faryab, Jawzjan, Sari Pul and Balkh Provinces, Afghanistan, as at June 2010. He was a member of the Taliban Supreme Council and the Taliban Military Council as at December 2009. He is believed to be involved in drug trafficking.