Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed
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Osman Mohamed Hamid Mohamed (born 1 January 1966) is a Sudanese major general working for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). As of November 2024 he is the head of operations of the RSF.
Mohamed was born on 1 January 1966 in Kadiqli, Sudan.[1] At one point Mohamed served as officer in the Sudanese Army, but later switched allegiance to the RSF.[2] In November 2023 he was present at the Jabal Awliya military base.[2]
On 15 May 2024, Mohamed together with Ali Yaqoub Gibril was sanctioned by the United States in relation to Executive Order 14098 "Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition" and included on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.[3] Cameron Hudson, a senior follow of the Africa Program of the Center for Strategic and International Studies called the sanctions against the two ineffectual, stating that they have no assets in the United States nor do they travel outside of Sudan.[4]
On 8 November 2024, Mohamed together with Abdel Rahman Juma Barkalla was subjected to a travel ban and asset freeze imposed under the sanctions regime established under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1591.[5][6] They were the first individuals sanctioned under the resolution since 2006 and also the first individuals who received sanctions by the United Nations since the start of the Sudanese civil war since 2023.[5] The United Nations sanctions committee established under Resolution 1591 determined that Mohamed as major general and head of the RSF's operational planning department was an important part in operational planning of the RSF and gave speeches after significant victories by the RSF. He engaged in actions or policies that threathened the peace, security or stability of Darfur.[6]
On 11 November 2024, Mohamed was also subjected to United Kingdom government sanctions based on the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020.[7] The European Union followed with sanctions on 16 December 2024, adding Mohamed and three other individuals to the existing list of 6 indiduals established in Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan.[8] Liechtenstein followed by sanctioning the same four individuals on 15 January 2025.[9]
References
- ↑ "Sanctions List Search". Office of Foreign Assets Control. Archived from the original on 8 November 2025.
- 1 2 "UN imposes sanctions on two RSF generals for war crimes". Sudan Tribune. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action". Federal Register. 20 May 2024. Archived from the original on 16 May 2025.
- ↑ Bojang Jnr, Sheriff (16 May 2024). "Sudan: US sanctions two 'minor' RSF commanders as large‑scale massacre looms in El Fasher". The Africa Report. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024.
- 1 2 "UN Security Council sanctions two generals from Sudan's paramilitary RSF". Al Jazeera. 9 November 2024. Archived from the original on 14 July 2025.
- 1 2 "OSMAN MOHAMED HAMID MOHAMED". United Nations Security Council. Archived from the original on 15 July 2025.
- ↑ "Financial Sanctions Notice Sudan" (PDF). Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation HM Treasury. 11 November 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2025.
- ↑ "COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/3156 of 16 December 2024 implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2147 concerning restrictive measures in view of activities undermining the stability and political transition of Sudan". Official Journal of the European Union. 16 December 2024. Archived from the original on 21 January 2025.
- ↑ "Verordnung vom 14. Januar 2025 betreffend die Abänderung der Verordnung über Massnahmen gegenüber Sudan" (in German). Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt. 14 January 2025. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025.