The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) is pleased to welcome H.E. Mr. Hamid Saif Al Zaabi as President of MENAFATF for 2026

The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) is pleased to welcome H.E. Mr. Hamid Saif Al Zaabi as President of MENAFATF for 2026, and H.E. Sheikha May bint Mohammed Al Khalifa as Vice President, wishing them every success in continuing to strengthen the MENAFATF’s role at the regional level.

High-Level Visit by the Presidency of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) to the Kingdom of Morocco as part of the 3rd Round of the Mutual Evaluation

As part of the 3rd round of the mutual evaluation process and in preparation for the upcoming mutual evaluation of the Kingdom of Morocco’s national system for Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Terrorist Financing, and Counter-Proliferation Financing (AML/CFT/CPF), a delegation from the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) conducted an official visit to Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom of Morocco, on 27 November 2025. The delegation included H.E. Ms. Samya Abou Sharif, President of the MENAFATF; H.E. Mr. Hamid Al Zaabi, Vice President of the MENAFATF; H.E. Mr.

Final Statement of the 41st Plenary Meeting of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force

The MENAFATF 41st Plenary Meeting and its associated Working Groups Meetings concluded Thursday, 13 November 2025, in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. The two-day Meeting was chaired by Ms. Samia Abu Sharif, MENAFATF President, Member of the National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorist Financing, and Head of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating  Terrorist Financing Unit in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (“FIU”), and Mr.

Opening Agenda of the 41st Plenary Meeting MENAFATF

The MENAFATF 41st Plenary commenced this morning, Wednesday, 12 November 2025, in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. The two-day meeting is chaired by Ms. Samia Abu Sharif, President of the MENAFATF, Member of the National AML/CFT Committee, and Head of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan’s FIU, and Mr. Hamed Al Zaabi, Vice-President of the MENAFATF, Secretary-General, and Vice-Chair of the National AML/CFT Committee in the United Arab Emirates.

Public–Private Partnership (PPP) Seminar on Implementing Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS), 28–30 October 2025 – Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain:

The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) launched in Manama this morning the Seminar on “Public–Private Partnership for Implementing Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS)”, generously hosted by the Kingdom of Bahrain with cooperation of the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and participation of experts from member countries.

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