Isham Ali SAAB Certain

OFAC Venezuela Sanctions Profile — Individual listed under VENEZUELA-EO13850

Status: Active SDN designation Program: Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials) First indexed: 2026-04-17

Key Facts

  • OFAC name on file: SAAB CERTAIN, Isham Ali
  • Type: Individual
  • Sanctions program: Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials)
  • Date of birth: 14 Apr 1999
  • Place of birth: Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Citizenship: Colombia
  • Passport: AS005095
  • National ID: 99041408126

About this designation

Isham Ali SAAB Certain appears on the US Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List under the Venezuela — EO 13850 (Gold sector / public officials) program. US persons and entities are prohibited from engaging in transactions with this individual, and any property or interests in property within US jurisdiction must be blocked and reported to OFAC.

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OFAC remarks (full text)

Verbatim from OFAC SDN listing:
DOB 14 Apr 1999; POB Barranquilla, Colombia; citizen Colombia; Gender Male; Passport AS005095 (Colombia); National ID No. 99041408126 (Colombia); Linked To: SAAB MORAN, Alex Nain.

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Other sanctioned individuals with the same surname

These individuals share the surname Saab Certain and are also listed on OFAC's Venezuela-related SDN. The relationship is inferred from naming convention only — not from any explicit OFAC family designation — but the cluster is a useful diligence signal.

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Isham Ali SAAB Certain was designated under VENEZUELA-EO13850, a Venezuela-sector program. For sector-level context — regulatory framework, OFAC pathways, and current deal flow — see Venezuela mining sector — gold, sanctions, legal framework.