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Asma Al-Assad

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Asma Al-Assad is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-ASSAD, Asma · Asma AL-ASSAD · Asma Al Asad · Asma Al Assad · Asma Al-Assad · 23 more...[sources]
Other nameAKHRAS · Al Akhras · Asma · Asma AL-AKHRAS · Asma Akhras · 38 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthActon · Acton, United Kingdom · London, UNITED KINGDOM · London, United Kingdom · Londres[sources]
Genderfemale[sources]
NationalityUnited Kingdom · Syria[sources]
CountryUnited Kingdom · Syria[sources]
Country of birthUnited Kingdom[sources]
First nameAsma · Asma · Asmaa · Emma · أسماء · 1 more...[sources]
ID Number707512830[sources]
KeywordsGeneral activity · National government · نشاط عام[sources]
Last nameAL-ASSAD · Akhras · Al Akhras · Al Asad · Al Assad  · 9 more...[sources]
Passport number707512830[sources]
Second nameFawaz[sources]
SummaryBashar al-Assad’s wife. · زوجة بشار الأسد[sources]
Wikidata IDQ231637[sources]
PositionFirst Lady of Syria (2000-) · Member of the Assad family and closely connected to key re­gime figures; wife of President Bashar al‐Assad.[sources]
EducationKing's College London (-1996) · Twyford Church of England High School[sources]
ReligionIslam · Sunni Islam[sources]
AddressDamascus[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
Created at[sources]
Modified on[sources]
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Descriptions

Maiden name: Al Akhras

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Member of the Assad family and closely connected to key regime figures; wife of President Bashar al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to President Bashar al-Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Maiden name: Al Akhras

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Maiden name: Al Akhras

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Maiden name: Al Akhras

EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

épouse du président Bashar al-Assad - nom de jeune fille Al Akhras ; membre de la famille Assad et étroitement liée à des personnalités clés du régime - Étant donné la relation personnelle étroite et la relation financière indissociable qu'elle entretient avec le président syrien Bashar Al-Assad, elle profite du régime syrien et y est associée

French Freezing of Assets,

Maiden name: Al Akhras

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

أسماء الأسد أو أسماء الأخرس. زوجة الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد، وتنحدر من مدينة حمص السورية . ولدت في بريطانيا. تزوجت الرئيس السوري بشار الأسد في 18 كانون الأول ديسمبر 2000. حصلت على شهادة البكالوريوس في علوم الكومبيوتر من كينغز كوليدج التابعة لجامعة لندن في عام 1996. فرضت عليها العقوبات الأمريكية في 17/06/2020. فرضت عليها العقوبات الأوروبية في 23/03/2012. رئيس مجلس الأمناء في الأمانة السورية للتنمية منذ 2007، وعضو في جامعة لا سابينزا في الجمهورية الإيطالية. أسست العديد من المنظمات والمؤسسات غير الحكومية مثل؛ الصندوق السوري للتنمية الريفية المتكاملة الفردوس ، و مؤسسة مورد لتقديم القروض للنساء وتفعيل دور المرأة في الاقتصاد، ومؤسسة بداية، والجمعية السورية لرواد الأعمال الشباب سيا، والأمانة السورية للتنمية. عملت في المجال المصرفي مع دويتشه بانك، كما عملت محللة نظم في مصرف جي بي مورغان. حصلت على شهادة دكتوراه فخرية من جامعة لاسابينزا في إيطاليا لدورها في الحفاظ على التراث الثقافي السوري حاصلة على دبلوم في علوم الكومبيوتر، 1996، من كينغز كوليدج التابعة لـ جامعة لندن في المملكة المتحدة، و شهادة ام بي أي في التحليل المالي من جامعة هارفارد في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكبة شملته العقوبات البريطانيه في 16/10/2012

Asma al-Assad (neé al-Akhras) is the wife of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. A UK-born Syrian from Homs, she married al-Assad on 18 December 2000. She graduated from King’s College London in 1996 with a bachelor’s in Computer Science. The US sanctioned her on 17 June 2020, and the EU followed on 23 March 2012. In addition to chairing the board of trustees of the Syria Trust for Development since 2007, she has founded many non-governmental organizations such as the Fund for Integrated Rural Development of Syria (FIRDOS), Modernizing and Activating Women’s Role in Economic Development (MAWRED), Boosting and Inspiring Dynamic Youth Achievement (BIDAYA), and the Syrian Young Entrepreneurs Association (SYEA). She worked as an analyst at Deutsche Bank and J.P. Morgan. She received an honorary PhD from the Sapienza University of Rome for her role in preserving Syria’s cultural heritage.

Anglo–Syrian First Lady of Syria

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,587

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,018

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)

French Freezing of Assets6,256

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

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,049

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

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,352

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

Wikidata · non-official source

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,874

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,343

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,313

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

External databases

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

Wikidata224,887

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

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: fr-ga-1086 · ca-sema-2-121-sy-asma-al-assad · ca-sema-syria-2-121 · NK-iwYindu6E9CtYBRDdNoWcT · NK-4B9kjpoFecdy9evFdNynmj · eu-tb-logical-6953 · eu-fsf-eu-3593-20 · gb-hmt-12634 · ofac-29068 · ch-seco-12241 · opensyr-node-105

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