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ASMAA AL-ASSAD

Disqualified · Politician · Close Associate · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-ASSAD, Asma · ASMA AKHRAS · ASMA AL-AKHRAS · ASMA FAWAZ AL-AKHRAS · ASMAA AL-ASSAD · 34 more...[sources]
Other nameAl Akhras · Asma Akhras · Asma Al Akhras · Asma Al-Akhras · Asma Al-Assad · 33 more...[sources]
Weak aliasEmma · إيما · 阿斯玛·阿萨德[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthActon · Acton, United Kingdom · London · London United Kingdom · London, UK; · 4 more...[sources]
Genderfemale[sources]
NationalityUnited Kingdom · Syria[sources]
CountryUnited Kingdom · Syria[sources]
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom · Russia · Syria[sources]
ClassificationNational government (past)[sources]
Country of birthUnited Kingdom[sources]
First nameAsma · Asmaa · Emma · Fawaz · أسماء · 1 more...[sources]
ID Number707512830[sources]
Last nameAkhras · Al Akhras · Al Asad · Al Assad · Al-Akhras · 6 more...[sources]
Passport number707512830[sources]
Second nameFawaz[sources]
Unique Entity IDTPRRKDQC9PT7 · TPSWMVL2VPR4 · TPVMCEM215P3[sources]
Wikidata IDQ231637[sources]
PositionMember of the Assad family and closely connected to key regime figures; wife of President Bashar al‐Assad. · Wife of President Bashar Al Asad · السيدة الأولى (2000-2024)[sources]
EducationBachelor of Science · King's College London (-1996) · Twyford Church of England High School[sources]
ReligionSunni Islam[sources]
AddressDAMASCUS, SYR · Damascus[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Maiden name: Al Akhras

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Maiden name: Al Akhras

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

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

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Maiden name: Al Akhras

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Maiden name: Al Akhras

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

Nom de jeune fille : Al Akhras - Membre de la famille al-Assad et étroitement liée à des personnalités clés du régime; épouse de l’ancien président Bashar al-Assad. Étant donné la relation personnelle étroite et la relation financière indissociable qu’elle entretient avec l’ancien président Bashar al-Assad, elle profite de l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et y est associée.

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

— UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

Maiden name: Al Akhras The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Maiden name: Al Akhras

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

N° Passeport : 707512830 : expire le 22/09/2020 Nom de jeune fille : Al Akhras

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

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

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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.

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(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AKHRAS, ASMA AL-AKHRAS, EMMA AKHRAS, ASMAA AL-ASSAD, ASMA FAWAZ AL-AKHRAS, EMMA AKHRAS, ASMAA AL-ASSAD, ASMA FAWAZ AL-AKHRAS)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also ASMA AL-ASSAD)

— US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

First Lady of Syrian Arab Republic (2000-2024)

— Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,052

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 System5,628

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 FCDO Sanctions List5,713

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

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

Switzerland · SECO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

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

Belgium · FOD

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,222

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

United States of America · ITA

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,855

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States of America · GSA

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,308

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

European Union · Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,688

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,039

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,591

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

Monaco · Monaco

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,470

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

United States of America · OFAC

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,099

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

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

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

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,573

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

United Kingdom · CoH

External databases

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

Wikidata350,129

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

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,419

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Source data IDs: fr-ga-1086 · ca-sema-syria-2-121 · ch-seco-12241 · NK-iwYindu6E9CtYBRDdNoWcT · ca-sema-part-2-121-sy-asma-al-assad · eu-tb-logical-6953 · usgsa-s4mrvr3w5 · mc-freezes-febd2ebc3ac3f42370c0cb78db9f8a8323963e32 · gb-fcdo-syr0022 · usgsa-s4mrvr62l · usgsa-s4mrcwj19 · eu-oj-96be811757ad85e4029c0b083e6db96dc31231d9 · eu-oj-8af2671c566570f8a4b1f9c343b6792cd3240252 · NK-4B9kjpoFecdy9evFdNynmj · usgsa-s4mrvr3w6 · usgsa-s4mrcwj17 · usgsa-s4mrcw7hj · usgsa-s4mrvr62m · opensyr-node-105 · usgsa-s4mrvr62k · ca-sema-07f55bbc71637f1e737cb412cf2a181b2e29ce14 · usgsa-s4mrvr3w7 · ofac-29068 · eu-fsf-eu-3593-20 · gb-coh-ul7m66iyszydw4ntwivcxnb-d7u · ca-sema-2-121-sy-asma-al-assad · gb-hmt-12634

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