Known Also As: Kawouk, Nabil; Qawook, Sheikh Nabil; Qawouk, Sheikh Nabil; Qawuq, Nabil Yahy

Country: Lebanon;

Address: Ebba, Nabatieh, Lebanon;

Born: 20 May 1964;

Activities:
Qaouk is being designated under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, as amended, which targets terrorists, leaders or officials of terrorist groups, and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism.

Qaouk has served on Hizballah’s Executive Council, which oversees the group’s social and economic activities, as well as its Central Council.

In recent years, he has spoken publicly on behalf of Hizballah, threatening war with Israel, denouncing the U.S. presence in the region, and lauding Hizballah’s use of guerrilla warfare, which serves only to erode security in Lebanon.

Qaouk has also delivered speeches on behalf of Hizballah at several ceremonies commemorating deceased Hizballah terrorists, including the former Hizballah External Security Organization chief Imad Mughniyah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) commander Qasem Soleimani, both of whom were responsible for the deaths of countless Americans.

Mughniyah was designated in October 2001 for his ties to Hizballah, and Soleimani was designated in October 2011 for acting for or on behalf of the IRGC-QF.