UN adds HAMIDAH NABAGALA to ISIL sanctions list

UN Security Council Sanctions List Updates

Filed March 30th, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

Summary

The UN Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) approved the addition of HAMIDAH NABAGALA (QDi.439) to the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List on 30 March 2026. The individual, a Ugandan national born 9 March 1996, is subject to an assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo under Security Council resolution 2734 (2024) adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter.

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What changed

The UN Security Council added HAMIDAH NABAGALA (QDi.439) to the consolidated ISIL/Al-Qaida Sanctions List. Listed information includes: Uganda nationality, passport A00044599 (expiry 19 Mar. 2029), and address in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The designation is based on allegations that she mediates financing channels for ISIL in Central Africa, financed a 2021 Kampala bombing, and attempted to coerce her three children in Uganda to attend ISIL camps in DRC.

Member States must implement the assets freeze, travel ban, and arms embargo immediately upon notification. Financial institutions should screen customers and counterparties against the updated sanctions list and freeze any identified assets. The narrative summary of reasons for listing is available at the Committee's website. The Consolidated List is updated at main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

What to do next

Screen all customers and counterparties against the updated UN consolidated sanctions list immediately
Freeze any assets associated with HAMIDAH NABAGALA (QDi.439), passport A00044599
Report any matches or potential matches to the relevant national competent authority

Source document (simplified)

Press Release
- Security Council
SC/16325

30 March 2026

Security Council ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List

On 30 March 2026, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities approved the addition of the entry specified below to its ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2734 (2024) and adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

A. Individuals

QDi.439 Name: 1: HAMIDAH 2: NABAGALA 3: na 4:na
Name (original script): حميدة ناباجالا
Title: na Designation: na DOB: 9 Mar. 1996 POB: Uganda Good quality a.k.a.: na Low quality a.k.a.:a) NABAGGALA b) NABAGGAKA (c) HAMIDA **** d) HAMIDAH Nationality: Uganda Passport no: Uganda number A00044599 (expiry on 19 Mar. 2029) National identification no: na Address: Democratic Republic of the Congo Listed on: 30 Mar. 2026 Other information: Works as a mediator in financing channels for ISIL in Central Africa, has been charged with financing a bombing that occurred in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, in 2021, attempted to coerce her three children in Uganda to send them to ISIL camps in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Gender: Female. INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice web link: https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Individuals.

In accordance with paragraph 58 of resolution 2610 (2021), the Committee has made accessible on its website the narrative summaries of reasons for listing of the above entries at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aqsanctionslist/summaries.

The ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List is updated regularly on the basis of relevant information provided by Member States and international and regional organizations. An updated List is accessible on the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee’s website at the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/sanctions/1267/aqsanctionslist.

The United Nations Security Council Consolidated List is also updated following all changes made to the ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List. An updated version of the Consolidated List is accessible via the following URL: https://main.un.org/securitycouncil/en/content/un-sc-consolidated-list.

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