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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Ali Al Zafir · Ali Al-Dafeer · Ali Al-Zafir · Ali Zafir · עלי אל דפיר · | [sources] | |||
| Other name | Ali Al Zafir · Ali Al-Dafeer | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Tartous · Tartous : SYRIE · Tartus · Tartus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Tartus, Syria; · | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Country | Syria | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (past) | [sources] | |||
| Country of birth | Syria | [sources] | |||
| First name | Ali | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Al Zafir · Al-Dafeer · Al-Zafir | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q60565208 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Former Minister of Communications and Technology · Former Minister of Communications and Technology. · Minister of Communications and Information Technology (2016-2018) · ancien ministre des communications et de la technologie | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Former Minister of Communications and Technology under the former al-Assad regime. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.
Ancien ministre des communications et de la technologie sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. En tant qu’ancien ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l’ancien régime d’al-Assad contre la population civile.
Linked to Bashar Asad The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Linked to Bashar Asad
(also ALI AL-ZAFIR)
(also ALI AL-DAFEER)
Syrian politician
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | - | |||
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| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| Minister of Communications and Information Technology | |||
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against Syria | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - |
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | Special Economic Measures Act | - | - |