In accordance with paragraph 13 of resolution 1822 (2008) and subsequent related resolutions, the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee makes accessible a narrative summary of reasons for the listing for individuals, groups, undertakings and entities included in the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List.
Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari al-Zahrani was listed on 23 September 2014 pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 of resolution 2161 (2014) as being associated with Al-Qaida for “participating in the financing, planning, facilitating, preparing, or perpetrating of acts or activities by, in conjunction with, under the name of, on behalf of, or in support of”, “supplying, selling or transferring arms and related materiel to”, “recruiting for” and “otherwise supporting acts or activities of” Al-Qaida (QDe.004).
Ahmed Abdullah Saleh al-Khazmari al-Zahrani was a Saudi Arabian citizen who was a senior member of Al-Qaida (QDe.004).
Al-Zahrani was wanted by the Government of Saudia Arabia for terrorism. He was the subject of a law enforcement document published in 2009 that references his links to Al-Qaida. A facilitator in Iran helped Al-Zahrani travel to Afghanistan to join Al-Qaida.
In 2009, Al-Zahrani was characterized as “part of Al-Qaida’s new generation” of terrorists. Al-Zahrani travelled to the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area from Saudi Arabia to join Al-Qaida prior to 2007 and is closely connected to many other senior Al-Qaida leaders.
In 2013, Al-Zahrani left the Afghanistan/Pakistan border area for Syria.
He was reportedly killed in January 2020 in Yemen.