Complicit Dossier

Procurement and supply networks · person (DIS official) · Sudan / Ukraine

Ahmad Abdalla

أحمد عبد الله

  • Part of the SAF or state-controlled
  • Grade A: Official recordStrongest record: official record
  • Sanctioned byUKUS
  • 3 documented ties · 2 steps from the SAF

Also recorded as: Abdalla Khalafalla Abdalla AHMED; Abdallah Ahmed Abdallah KHALAFALLAH; Akhmed Abdalla Khalafalla ABDALLA; Ahmad ABDALLA; Akhmed Abdalla Khalafalla Abdalla; Sitana Khalafalla Abdallah Ahmed; ABDALLA, Ahmed; Abdalla Khalafalla Abdalla Ahmed; …

DIS official and COO of Portex who 'coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan'.

Their response

  • None captured.

Records

2

Each record carries its own grade. A grade describes the source for that record, not the actor.

Grade A: Official record

Ahmad Abdalla / Portex Trade Limited

after June 2023 - Jan 2025

DIS official and COO of Portex who 'coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan'.

Sanctions
OFAC SDN, E.O. 14098, 16 Jan 2025 (both). Portex also named as defendant company in UAE trafficking case (UAE claim).
  1. 1US Treasury: Treasury Sanctions Leader of Sudanese Armed Forces and Weapons Supplier · home.treasury.gov · 16 Jan 2025
  2. 2Emirates 24|7 (UAE state-aligned): UAE refers 13 individuals and six companies to trial over illicit military material trafficking case · emirates247.com · 2026read via summary

NamesPortex TradeIranAzerbaijan

Checked against the document

4

Statements compared with the wording of the primary document.

  • “Ahmad Abdalla (Abdalla) is a Sudanese-Ukrainian national and an official of the Defense Industries System (DIS), the primary procurement arm of the SAF. Since OFAC’s June 2023 designation of DIS, the company has sought to procure weapons and equipment through unofficial means. To evade sanctions, DIS conducts procurement activities through ostensibly private companies working on its behalf. Abdalla is the Chief Operating Officer of Portex Trade Limited, a company that has transacted with entities involved in the sale of military equipment. Notably, Abdalla coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan.”

    US Treasury press release jy278916 Jan 2025verified verbatim

    Correction: Spelling: the press release says "Ahmad Abdalla"; the SDN list entry (UID 52601) is "ABDALLA, Ahmed"; the UK list says "Ahmad ABDALLA". Use "Ahmad Abdalla (OFAC list: Ahmed Abdalla)".

  • OFAC recent-actions pages and SDN.XML published 2 Oct 20262 Oct 2026verified verbatim

  • “updated the UK Sanctions List on GOV.UK with the following 11 additions.”

    UK Sanctions Notice: Sudan, 16 July 202616 Jul 2026verified verbatim

  • “there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Ahmad Abdalla is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (1) through his association with Defence Industries System (an involved person) and (2) Ahmad Abdalla himself is or has been providing support for action, policy or activity which threatens the peace, stability and security of Sudan because of his involvement in the procurement of weapons for the SAF.”

    UK Sanctions List, SUD0056, statement of reasons16 Jul 2026verified verbatim

    Correction: Confirms the Arabic thread's "Ahmed Abdullah" is this person.

Relationships

4

← means the other party acts on this one; → means this one acts on the other.

Ownership and control · 3

Arms and supply · 1

Sanctions listings

2

  • United States (OFAC)16 Jan 2025OFAC SDN UID 52601

    ›Stated reason

    Ahmad Abdalla (Abdalla) is a Sudanese-Ukrainian national and an official of the Defense Industries System (DIS), the primary procurement arm of the SAF. Since OFAC’s June 2023 designation of DIS, the company has sought to procure weapons and equipment through unofficial means. To evade sanctions, DIS conducts procurement activities through ostensibly private companies working on its behalf. Abdalla is the Chief Operating Officer of Portex Trade Limited, a company that has transacted with entities involved in the sale of military equipment. Notably, Abdalla coordinated the acquisition of Iranian-made UAVs from an Azerbaijani defense company for shipment to Sudan. | Abdalla is being designated for being a foreign person who is owned or controlled by, or has acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Defense Industries System, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 14098. home.treasury.gov

  • United Kingdom16 Jul 2026SUD0056

    ›Stated reason

    The Secretary of State considers that there are reasonable grounds to suspect that Ahmad Abdalla is an involved person under the Sudan (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (1) through his association with Defence Industries System (an involved person) and (2) Ahmad Abdalla himself is or has been providing support for action, policy or activity which threatens the peace, stability and security of Sudan because of his involvement in the procurement of weapons for the SAF. sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk

Dated events

1

  1. OFAC designates Burhan, Ahmad Abdalla and Portex Trade Limited; cites Iranian-made UAVs obtained from an Azerbaijani defense company. home.treasury.gov

    Grade A: Official record

Geography

Tags come from the recorded jurisdiction and from place names in the records. Coordinates on the map are approximate.

Based in
Sudan, Ukraine
Also named
Iran (1), Azerbaijan (1)

Position in the network

Derived by analysing the documented relationships. Nothing in this section is a finding.

Still connected to the SAF when only official records are counted.