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Tawfiq Younes

Disqualified · Military · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameGénéral de division Tawfiq YOUNES · Tawfik Younes · Tawfik Younis · Tawfik Yunes · Tawfiq Younes · 4 more...[sources]
Other nameTawfik · Tawfik Younes · Tawfik Younis · Tawfik Yunes · Tawfiq Younis · 3 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthTartus[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
Nationalitynot available[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
ClassificationNational government (past)[sources]
First nameGénéral de division Tawfiq · Tawfik · Tawfiq · توفيق[sources]
Last nameYounes · Younis · Yunes · يونس[sources]
TitleMajor General[sources]
Wikidata IDQ111995588[sources]
PositionAncien 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 linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Last known position: Major General and Head of the Department for Internal Security of the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

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.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

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.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

Linked to General Intelligence Directorate. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Linked to General Intelligence Directorate.

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

former Head of Syrian General Intelligence Branch 251

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French National Asset Freezing System5,862

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 Targets7,006

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,228

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,609

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 Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,485

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

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,693

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

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

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,600

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

Belgium · FOD

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,810

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,182

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,775

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

Switzerland · SECO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,797

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

European Union · Council

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,043

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: ca-sema-2-27-sy-tawfiq-younes · au-dfat-2253-tawfiq-younes · NK-Dzewi5qJYNRBzF98BcYdJp · eu-oj-c7209ffee9754b235879ae3e4bcbfa500bd02b64 · gb-coh-1q3215tqjvsx-krysorwz3d9pvy · gb-fcdo-syr0231 · ca-sema-0c0348c7ed38ab8f0523a0c740b5c8b02386a8db · fr-ga-2680 · mc-freezes-452e4db2fe3ca21d4614c538e906e5b24922b96e · eu-fsf-eu-2731-13 · gb-hmt-12025 · eu-tb-logical-6486 · ch-seco-11824 · ca-sema-syria-2-27

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