Adham Tabaja
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| Born | Adham Husayn Tabaja 24 October 1967 Lebanon |
Adham Tabaja also known as Adham Husayn Tabaja, (born October 24, 1967) is a Lebanese businessman with significant ties to Hezbollah, a U.S. designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. He himself was designated as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) by the U.S. Department of the Treasury on June 10, 2015, He is the majority owner of the Lebanon-based real estate development and construction firm Al-Inmaa Group for Tourism Works, which has been utilized as an investment mechanism by Hezbollah.[1][2][3][4]
Business activities and Hezbollah connections
[edit]Tabaja is the majority owner of Al-Inmaa Group for Tourism Works. His company, Al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting, has been one of the largest and most successful real estate businesses in Lebanon since the late 1990s. Through his connections with senior Hezbollah organizational elements, including the group's operational component, Islamic Jihad, Tabaja established a construction monopoly for Al-Inmaa in the Hezbollah-controlled Dahieh section of Beirut and Southern Lebanon.[2] Most noted is Tabaja's collaboration with other designated Hezbollah financiers, such as Mohammad Bazzi.[2][3]
Expanding his operations to Iraq, Tabaja used the Iraqi branches of Al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting to secure oil and construction development projects. These ventures provided both financial support and organizational infrastructure to Hezbollah. On June 10, 2015, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated Adham Tabaja as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) pursuant to Executive Order 13224, targeting terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.[2][4] This designation aimed to disrupt Tabaja's financial networks and his role in supporting Hezbollah's activities. In April 2019, the U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice program announced a reward of up to $10 million for information leading to the disruption of Hezbollah's financial mechanisms, specifically highlighting individuals like Adham Tabaja.[1][3][5] In 2020, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) included Adham Tabaja in its list of individuals and entities designated for terrorism-related activities.
According to Arab media, Tabaja still owns six properties in Dubai, specifically in the Nad Al Hasa area in the Silicon Gate 3 building.[5]
See also
[edit]- Illegal drug trade in Colombia
- Drug economy in Lebanon
- Foriegn relations of Hezbollah
- Funding of Hezbollah
- Abdallah Safi-Al-Din
- Mohamad Noureddine
- Ali Fayad (arms dealer)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Adham Hussein Tabaja". Counter Extremism Project. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b c d "Treasury Sanctions Hizballah Front Companies and Facilitators in Lebanon And Iraq". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 2015.
- ^ a b c "Adham Husayn Tabaja – Rewards For Justice". Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b "Sanctions List Search". sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov. Retrieved 2025-01-09.
- ^ a b ""Dubai Unlocked" in the Hands of Sanctioned Hezbollah-Affiliated Businessmen - Daraj". 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2025-01-09.