Executive summary

Tarek William SAAB Halabi was designated under the VENEZUELA sanctions program, which authorizes sanctions on persons connected to the Maduro regime, illicit financial flows, and sanctions evasion networks. His role as the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, appointed by the Constituent Assembly in August 2017, places him within the scope of this program. It is important to note that under the OFAC 50% Rule, any entities owned 50% or more by him may also be subject to sanctions. There were no co-designations on the same day as this action.

OFAC press release: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases?combine=venezuela&start_date=04%2F15%2F2026&end_date=04%2F19%2F2026

Methodology & sources

Designation status and identifiers ingested directly from the US Treasury OFAC SDN human-readable lists. Related-entity relationships derived from OFAC Linked To annotations and shared-surname clustering. Adverse media combines hand-curated items with live results from Google News (cached 24h); each item must be independently verified before relying on it. Corporate affiliations are surfaced via deep links into OpenCorporates, ICIJ Offshore Leaks, OpenSanctions, Florida Sunbiz, and LinkedIn. All primary-source URLs were live at generation time.

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Why this designation

TL;DR. Tarek William SAAB Halabi was designated under the VENEZUELA program, implicating potential sanctions on owned entities.

OFAC press release: Treasury press releases on Venezuela (2026-04-17) — find the official announcement ↗ US Treasury (search)

Tarek William SAAB Halabi

SAAB HALABI, Tarek William

individual · Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Fiscal General de la República), appointed by the Constituent Assembly in August 2017. Not related to Alex Nain Saab Moran.

Date of birth

10 Sep 1962

Gender

Male

Cédula

8459301 National ID

Passport

5532000

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Is this your person?

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"SAAB HALABI, Tarek William" 1 OFAC entries share this surname cluster. Match against the known identifiers (DOB, nationality) before clearing or escalating.

Name (verbatim)	DOB	Nationality
Tarek William SAAB Halabi	10 Sep 1962	—	current

Corporate affiliations & ownership

Under OFAC's 50% Rule, any entity 50%+ owned by this person is also blocked. Use these registries to identify companies the subject owns, directs, or is named in. Each link runs the search pre-filled with the subject's name.

OpenCorporates — officer search ↗ Global, ~200M+ companies Officers/directors of any company globally indexed by OpenCorporates. ICIJ Offshore Leaks ↗ Offshore corporate structures Hits in Panama, Pandora, Paradise, Bahamas, and Offshore Leaks datasets. OpenSanctions — entity search ↗ Sanctions + PEPs + leaks Cross-reference against 200+ sanctions, PEP, and watchlist datasets. Florida Sunbiz ↗ Florida corporate registry Florida is the most common US state for LatAm-linked shell companies. LinkedIn — people search ↗ Professional profiles Identify any public-facing professional profile or affiliation.

Related entities & network

Co-designated, family, and OFAC Linked To relationships.

No related entities found in our database.

Timeline

The OFAC designation and any related news, gazette, or regulatory events we have on file for this entity, oldest first.

2026-04-17 Added to OFAC SDN list under Venezuela (Specially Designated Nationals) US Treasury / OFAC · source ↗

Source register

Every primary source backing this page. Click through to verify before any compliance decision.

primary source OFAC SDN list entry — Tarek William Saab Halabi (sdn-22750) ↗
US Treasury / OFAC · 2017-09-26

The official designation entry on Treasury's SDN list.
executive order Executive Order 13692 — Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Venezuela ↗
White House / OFAC · 2015-03-08

Underlying authority cited for this designation.

Wayback / archive helpers

archive Wayback Machine — OFAC entry ↗

Adverse media

Hand-curated items first, then live results from Google News for the subject's name. Cached for 24 hours. Verify each source independently before relying on it for compliance decisions.

Live (Google News) These journalists took on Venezuela’s corruption—and paid the price ↗
FairPlanet · 2025-06-26
Live (Google News) UPDATE: U.S., 12 More Nations Urge Venezuela To Halt Charter Vote ↗
Houston Public Media · 2017-07-26
Live (Google News) Trump Freezes Assets of 13 Senior Venezuelan Officials ↗
Havana Times · 2017-07-26
Live (Google News) They Kidnapped Our President — Venezuelan AG Claims ↗
slguardian.org · 2026-01-03

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