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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Général de division Tawfiq YOUNES · Tawfik Younes · Tawfik Younis · Tawfik Yunes · Tawfiq Younes · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Tawfik · Tawfik Younes · Tawfik Younis · Tawfik Yunes · Tawfiq Younis · | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Tartus | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | not available | [sources] | |||
| Country | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (past) | [sources] | |||
| First name | Général de division Tawfiq · Tawfik · Tawfiq · توفيق | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Younes · Younis · Yunes · يونس | [sources] | |||
| Title | Major General | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q111995588 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Ancien chef de la division “Sécurité intérieure” de la Direction des renseignements généraux sous l'ancien régime d'al-Assad · Former Head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate · Former head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate · Général de division · Head of Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251 (2011-2016) | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Last known position: Major General and Head of the Department for Internal Security of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate.
(Date of UN designation: 2011-08-01)
Former head of the Department for Internal Security of the General Intelligence Directorate under the former al-Assad regime; involved in violence against the civilian population.
Ancien chef de la division “Sécurité intérieure” de la Direction des renseignements généraux sous l'ancien régime d'al-Assad; impliqué dans les violences exercées contre la population civile.
Disqualified
Linked to General Intelligence Directorate. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Linked to General Intelligence Directorate.
former Head of Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | ||
| Linked to | ||||
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Syrian General Intelligence Directorate Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Head of Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251 | |||
| Head of Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251 | |||
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | - |
| Australia | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | Syria Sanctions Regime | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against Syria | - |
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | Special Economic Measures Act | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |