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Nazih Hassun

Sanctioned entity

Nazih Hassun is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	GÉNÉRAL DE DIVISION NAZIH · Général de division Nazih HASSUN · Nahib Hassoun · Nahib Hassun · Nazeeh Hassoun · 4 more...				[sources]
Alias	Hassoun · Nahib Hassoun · Nahib Hassun · Nazeeh · Nazeeh Hassoun · 3 more...				[sources]
Birth date	not available				[sources]
Place of birth	Al‑Qaryya, Suwayda, Syrian Arab Republic				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Citizenship	Syria				[sources]
First name	Général de division Nazih · Nahib · Nazeeh · Nazih · نزيه				[sources]
Last name	Hassoun · Hassun · حسون				[sources]
Title	Brigadier · Major General				[sources]
Position	Chef de la direction de la sécurité politique des services de sécurité syriens, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad · Former Head of Political Security Directorate (PSD) · Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after May 2011. Head of the Political Security Directorate of the Syrian security services in post after May 2011. · Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after May 2011. Head of the Political Security Directorate of the Syrian security services in post after May 2011. · Officier ayant le grade de général de division dans les forces armées syriennes, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-09	Last processed	2026-01-23	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Last known position: Major General and former Head of the Syrian Political Security Directorate.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

(Date of UN designation: 2011-12-01)

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2025-12-01

Officer of the rank of Major General in the Syrian Armed Forces in post after May 2011 under the former al-Assad regime. Head of the Political Security Directorate of the Syrian security services in post after May 2011 under the former al-Assad regime. Responsible for violent repression of the civilian population in Syria.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2025-06-20

Officier ayant le grade de général de division dans les forces armées syriennes, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Chef de la Direction de la sécurité politique des services de sécurité syriens, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Responsable de la répression violente exercée contre la population civile en Syrie.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2025-06-06

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2025-04-09

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Switzerland	State Secretariat for Economic Affairs		2013-11-06	-

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Data sources

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,488

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,826

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,910

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

French National Asset Freezing System5,883

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,084

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,552

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,154

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,321

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,841

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

Belgian Financial Sanctions7,452

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,184

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Source data IDs: ch-seco-12049 · mc-freezes-f9915b073fcb1a947f6c7adcddf771b725f80197 · gb-hmt-12419 · eu-oj-e8e6ff0b290e0b6aee103ff7ac867bedce6a309e · mc-freezes-4236e99d7da6d52d40f4c7ee25aa25f2e3d4b75e · eu-tb-logical-6829 · be-fod-22d317a365d87f687197809254600871355787b9 · au-dfat-2324-nazih-hassun · fr-ga-2088 · ca-sema-449326a7b6a04e2ffef34f7254e146d465b8f0f2 · gb-fcdo-syr0191 · eu-fsf-eu-3106-46

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