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Bishr Al-Sabban

Political · Sanctioned entity

Bishr Al-Sabban is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Bishr AL-SABBAN · Bishr Al Sabban · Bishr Al-Sabban · Bishr Mazin Al-Sabban · Bishr al-Sabban · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Bishr · Bishr Mazin Al-Sabban · Mazin · Mohammed · Mohammed Bishr Al-Sabban · 1 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1966				[sources]
Place of birth	Damas · Damascus · Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Country of birth	Syria				[sources]
First name	Bishr · Mohammed · Mohammed Bishr				[sources]
Last name	AL-SABBAN · Al-Sabban · al-Sabban				[sources]
Second name	Bishr · Mazin				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12198429				[sources]
Position	Former Governor of Damascus, who was appointed by, and is associated with, President Bashar al‐Assad. · ancien gouverneur de Damas, nommé par Bashar al-Assad et lié à celui-ci				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Created at	2016-11-08				[sources]
Modified on	2022-10-15				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-19	Last checked	2024-04-24	First seen	2022-07-15

Descriptions

Former Governor of Damascus, who was appointed by, and is associated with, President Bashar al-Assad. Supports the Syrian regime and is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population in Syria, including engaging in discriminatory practices against Sunni communities within the capital.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

soutient le régime syrien et est responsable de la répression violente exercée contre la population civile en Syrie, notamment sous la forme de pratiques discriminatoires à l'encontre des communautés sunnites dans la capitale

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Links to Bashar Asad

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Bashar Al-Assad	related-to	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2016/1893 du 27/10/2016 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2019/350 du 04/03/2019 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2019/798 du 17/05/2019 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2016-11-08	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-05-30	-

Data sources

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

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

European Union · European External Action Service

French Freezing of Assets6,267

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 · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,891

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

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

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

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

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,240

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

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

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

External databases

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Wikidata224,788

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-3545-42 · fr-ga-1254 · eu-tb-logical-109896 · NK-JErTFYzRWFwrAzfLsCABDS · ch-seco-35212 · NK-QzeuVpRYEb4yr7feNj52eH · gb-hmt-13386 · ca-sema-syria-2-196 · ca-sema-2-196-sy-bishr-al-sabban

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