Mingazov was one of the last four individuals to be tranferred from Guantanamo before the end Barack Obama's Presidency.[17] Mingazov, an Afghan, Wali Mohammed, and a Yemeni, Yassim Qasim Mohammed Ismail Qasim, were transferred to the United Arab Emirates, while Jabran al-Qahtani was repatriated to Saudi Arabia, on January 18, 2017, just two days prior to Donald Trump's inauguration. Trump had promised to curtail all transfers from Guantanamo.