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Syrian Arab Republic

Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a West Asian country located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It is bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east and southeast, Jordan to the south, and Israel and Lebanon to the southwest.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,743 entities connected with Syria. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in Syria. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting Syria

We include 8 programs targeting entities located in Syria.

IDTitleIssuerTarget countries
[EU-SYRIA]EU Restrictive Measures Against SyriaCouncil European UnionSyria  
[UN-SC-1267]Islamic State In Iraq And The Levant (Da’esh), Al-Qaida And Associated IndividualsUNSC Iraq  Syria  
[SECO-SYRIA]Measures Against SyriaSECO SwitzerlandSyria  
[US-SYR-REL]Syria-Related Sanctions (EO 13894)OFAC United StatesSyria  
[US-SYR]Syria Sanctions (EO 13608 et al.)OFAC United StatesSyria  
[AU-SYRIA]Syria Sanctions RegimeDFAT AustraliaSyria  
[UK-SYR]UK sanctions relating to SyriaOFSI United KingdomSyria  
[UK-SYR-CP]UK sanctions relating to Syria cultural propertyOFSI United KingdomSyria  

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 508 entities identified as PEPs connected with Syria.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Prime Minister1--
Prime Minister of Syria-82
Vice President1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of Administrative Development of Syria-1-
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria-3-
Deputy Minister of Tourism of Syria-1-
Deputy Prime Minister of Syria-31
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic2--
Minister of Admin. Development1--
Minister of Administrative Development (Syria)--1
Minister of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform1--
Minister of Agriculture of the Syrian Arab Republic-31
Minister of Communications & Technology1--
Minister of Communications and Information Technology-32
Minister of Culture1--
Minister of Culture of Syria-4-
Minister of Defence of Syria-4-
Minister of Defense1--
Minister of Economy & Foreign Trade1--
Minister of Economy and Trade (Syria)-11
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Education of Syria-6-
Minister of Electricity1--
Minister of Electricity (Syria)--1
Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs-2-
Minister of Finance141
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates-31
Minister of Health of the Syrian Arab Republic15-
Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research1--
Minister of Higher Education (Syria)--1
Minister of Industry1--
Minister of Industry (Syria)-1-
Minister of Information11-
Minister of Interior of Syria-31
Minister of Internal Trade & Consumer Protection1--
Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection-51
Minister of Justice111
Minister of Local Admin. & Environment1--
Minister of Local Administration and Environment (Syria)-2-
Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves (Syria)-1-
Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources1--
Minister of Presidential Affairs (Syria)-1-
Minister of Public Works & Housing1--
Minister of Public Works and Housing (Syria)-11
Minister of Religious Endowments1--
Minister of Social Affairs1--
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour (Syria)-2-
Minister of State3--
Minister of State for Investment Affairs and Vital Projects of Syria-1-
Minister of State for People's Assembly Affairs-2-
Minister of State for Southern Development Affairs-2-
Minister of the Interior1--
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Tourism of Syria-14
Minister of Transport1-1
Minister of Water Resources11-
Secretary General, General Secretariat of the Presidency1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the People’s Council-260-
Central banking and financial integrityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Governor, Central Bank1--
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Bulgaria to Syria-1-
ambassador of Greece to Syria-1-
ambassador of Pakistan to Syria-11
ambassador of Palestine to Syria-11
ambassador of Poland to Syria-1-
ambassador of Spain to Syria-3-
ambassador of the United Kingdom to Syria-3-
ambassador of Venezuela to Syria-11
Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to OPCW-1-
United States Ambassador to Syria-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the People's Council of Syria-313
General Comptroller of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria-11
Governor of Central Bank of Syria-11
President of Syrian Arab Republic--1
President of the Syrian Arab Republic1--
Prime Minister of the Syrian Arab Republic1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...