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Bashar Al-Assad

Political · Sanctioned entity
Bashar Al-Assad is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-ASSAD, Bashar · Al-Assad Bashar · Bachar el-Assad · Baixar al-Àssad · Baschar al-Assad · 42 more...[sources]
Other nameAL-ASAD · Assad · Assad, Bashar al · Bachar al Asad · Bachar al Assad · 106 more...[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthDamas · Damascus · Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Damascus, Syria · Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic · 1 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameBashar · Bashar Hafez · Bashar  · Bassar · بشار[sources]
ID NumberD1903[sources]
KeywordsHealth and drug sector · National government · Policy sector · Regular armed forces · القوات المسلحة النظامية · 2 more...[sources]
Last nameAL ASSAD · AL-ASAD · AL-ASSAD · ASSAD · Al Asad · 6 more...[sources]
Passport numberD1903[sources]
Second nameHafiz[sources]
SummaryPresident of the Syrian Arab Republic and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. · رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية وابن الرئيس السابق حافظ الأسد[sources]
TitlePresident of the Republic[sources]
Wikidata IDQ44329[sources]
PositionFirst Corner Team · President of Syria (2000-) · President of the Republic · President of the Republic of Syria · President of the Syrian Arab Republic · 5 more...[sources]
EducationDamascus University (1982-1988) · Homs Military Academy[sources]
ReligionAlawites[sources]
AddressDamascus[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctions.nazk.gov.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
Created at[sources]
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Descriptions

President of the Syrian Arab Republic and Supreme Commander of the Army and Armed Forces of Syria.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising the crackdown on demonstrators.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

ordonnateur et maître d'œuvre de la répression contre les manifestants

French Freezing of Assets,

بشار حافظ الأسد. رئيس الجمهورية العربية السورية وابن الرئيس السابق حافظ الأسد، وقد استلم الرئاسة في عام 2000 بعد وفاة أبيه عقب تعديل استثنائي لدستور الجمهورية العربية السورية متعلق بعمر رئيس البلاد واستفتاء صوري عام. وهو في ذات الوقت، قائد الجيش والقوات المسلحة السورية منذ عام 2000، والأمين القُطري لحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي الحاكم في البلاد منذ 1963. قبل دخوله السياسة، كان طبيبا، وتخصص في طب العيون في لندن حتى عودته إلى دمشق عام 1994 بعد وفاة أخيه باسل الأسد في حادث سيارة. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأمريكية في 18/05/2011. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأوروبية في 23/05/2011 شملته العقوبات البريطانيه في 26/03/2012

Bashar Hafez al-Assad is the President of the Syrian Arab Republic and the son of former President Hafez al-Assad. Following the death of his father in 2000, he assumed office after amending the Syrian Constitution to lower the minimum age of the President and a sham public referendum. At the same time, he has been the Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Arab Army and Armed Forces since 2000 and the Secretary-General of the Arab Socialist Baath Party, which has ruled the country since 1963. Before entering politics, he was training as an ophthalmologist in London, before he returned to Damascus in 1994 following the death of his brother Bassel al-Assad in a car accident. The US and EU imposed sanctions against him on 18 May 2011 and 23 May 2011 respectively.

President of Syria since 2000

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

French Freezing of Assets6,257

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 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

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,285

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,284

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

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,064

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

Ukraine NABC Sanctions Tracker39,911

A list of suggested Russia-related sanctions targets composed by the Ukrainian anti-corruption agency.

Ukraine · National Agency on Corruption Prevention

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,000

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)

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,379

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,214

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,550

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

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,113

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

Japan Economic sanctions and list of eligible people3,442

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · Ministry of Finance

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,057

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,854

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

External databases

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

Wikidata224,897

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


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