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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Faisal AL-MIQDAD · Faisal Al-Mekdad · Faisal Al-Meqdad · Faisal Mekdad · Faisal Meqdad · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Faisal Mikdad · Faisal al-Mikdad · Faisal al-Miqdad · Fajzal al Mekdad · Fayçal · | [sources] | |||
| Weak alias | Al-Mikdad | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Daraa · Daraa Governorate, Ghasm, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Ghasm · Ghasm, Daraa Governorate, Syria; · Ghasm, Syrian Arab Republic · | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Country | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (past) | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | Syria | [sources] | |||
| First name | Faisal · Faycal · Fayssal · Fayçal · فيصل | [sources] | |||
| Last name | AL-MIQDAD · Al-Mekdad · Al-Meqdad · Mekdad · Meqdad · | [sources] | |||
| Political association | Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q5431067 | [sources] | |||
| Wikipedia Article | en.wikipedia.org | [sources] | |||
| Position | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria (2006-2020) · Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates · Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (2020-2024) · Minister of Foreign Affairs. Appointed in November 2020. · Ministre des affaires étrangères · | [sources] | |||
| Education | Charles University (-1992) · Damascus University (-1978) | [sources] | |||
| Religion | Islam | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
(Date of UN designation: 2021-01-15)
Minister of Foreign Affairs under the former al-Assad regime. Appointed in November 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
Ministre des affaires étrangères sous l'ancien régime d'al-Assad. Nommé en novembre 2020. En tant que ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l'ancien régime d'al-Assad contre la population civile.
Disqualified
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
former Syrian Vice President
Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council
Belgium · FOD
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
Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.
Global · Wikidata · non-official source
Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.
United Kingdom · CoH
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
Switzerland · SECO
List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.
Ukraine · NSDC
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
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
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
A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.
Monaco · Monaco
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| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria | |||
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| Ukraine | National Security and Defense Council | Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" No. 1644-VII dated 14 Aug. 2014 |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against Syria | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - | - |
| France | Direction Générale du Trésor | (UE) 2021/29 du 15/01/2021 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) | - | - |
| Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates |