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Tarek William SAAB Halabi

SAAB HALABI, Tarek William · Venezuela (Specially Designated Nationals)
Designated
2026-04-17
Program
Venezuela (Specially Designated Nationals)
Date of birth
10 Sep 1962
Passport
5532000
Generated
2026-04-22 23:51:58 UTC
Document fingerprint
9c35c48905f32bf9f7f2d823e0c549cbd0618f7f7526fb81e12ea247340a184d
Source URL
https://caracasresearch.com/research/sdn/saab-halabi-tarek-william

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. As the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, he holds a significant public role within the government. This designation indicates that any entities owned 50% or more by him may also be subject to sanctions. It is important to note that he was not co-designated with any other individuals on the same day.

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.
Disclaimer. This dossier is a research aid produced from third-party and public-record data sources. It is not legal advice and is not a substitute for primary-source verification. Users are responsible for independently confirming the identity of any natural person before relying on this document for compliance, financial, or legal purposes. Generated by Caracas Research. The document fingerprint above provides tamper-evidence: any modification to the underlying entity record changes the SHA-256 hash.
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Active SDN ACTIVE SDN — designated April 17, 2026 · Venezuela (Specially Designated Nationals) OFAC entry ↗
Why this designation

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

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. As the Attorney General of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, he holds a significant public role within the government. This designation indicates that any entities owned 50% or more by him may also be subject to sanctions. It is important to note that he was not co-designated with any other individuals on the same day.

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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"SAAB HALABI, Tarek William" 1 OFAC entries share this surname cluster. Match against the known identifiers (DOB, nationality) before clearing or escalating.
Name (verbatim)DOBNationality
Tarek William SAAB Halabi 10 Sep 1962 — current

Corporate affiliations & ownership

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Related entities & network

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Timeline

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Adverse media

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