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Farouq Al Shara

Disqualified · Diplomat · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAl Shar’ Farouk · FAROUK AL SHARAA · FAROUK SHARAA · FAROUQ AL-SHARA · Farouk AL SHAR’ · 40 more...[sources]
Other nameAl Char' · Al Char’ · Al Shara · Al Shara' · Al Shara’ · 37 more...[sources]
Weak aliasScharaa · ファルーク・シャラ · 法卢克·沙拉[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthDaraa · Daraa Governorate · Daraa Governorate Syria · Dara’a, Syria · シリア共和国ダマスカス[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
ClassificationNational government (past)[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameFarouk · Farouq · Faruq · فاروق[sources]
Last nameAL SHARAA · AL-SHARA · Al Char' · Al Char’ · Al Shar · 8 more...[sources]
Wikidata IDQ713715[sources]
PositionAncien vice-président de la Syrie sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad · Former Vice President of Syria · Former Vice-President of Syria · Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (1984-2006) · Vice President of Syria (2006-2014) · 3 more...[sources]
EducationDamascus University · University of London[sources]
ReligionSunni Islam[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Former Vice President of Syria from 2006 to 2014._x000D_ Former member of Syrian Ba’ath Party High Command from 2000 to 2013.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Former Vice President of Syria under the former al-Assad regime; involved in violence against the civilian population.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Ancien vice-président de la Syrie sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad; impliqué dans les violences exercées contre la population civile.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

(also FAROUK AL-SHARA, FAROUQ AL-SHARA, FAROUK AL-SHARAA, FAROUK SHARAA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also FAROUQ AL-SHARA, FAROUK AL SHARAA, FAROUK AL-SHARAA, FAROUK SHARAA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also FAROUK AL-SHARA, FAROUQ AL-SHARA, FAROUK AL SHARAA, FAROUK SHARAA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also FAROUK AL-SHARA, FAROUQ AL-SHARA, FAROUK AL SHARAA, FAROUK AL-SHARAA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also FAROUK AL-SHARA, FAROUK AL SHARAA, FAROUK AL-SHARAA, FAROUK SHARAA)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Syrian politician and diplomat (born 1938)

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,796

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

European Union · Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,140

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

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,568

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

Australia · DFAT

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,687

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

United Kingdom · CoH

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,600

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

Belgium · FOD

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,488

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

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,966

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

Japan · MoF

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,520

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

United States · GSA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,779

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

Switzerland · SECO

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories377,916

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,809

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

Monaco · Monaco

French National Asset Freezing System5,862

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 HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,005

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

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

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,182

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

External databases

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

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,222

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata351,686

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

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source


Source data IDs: usgsa-s4mr3rfzb · ca-sema-syria-2-2 · ca-sema-2-2-sy-farouk-al-shaara · au-dfat-2244-farouk-al-shara · gb-fcdo-syr0042 · eu-fsf-eu-3087-54 · ja-mof-fa967f21b7c966946696823196f1ada8c890a762 · NK-oQx6aDE8pSZiByHZYcYfNz · usgsa-s4mr3rfz9 · gb-coh-zbo-ws-d3qq2xdoahklsbpvdjuk · gb-hmt-11931 · fr-ga-1770 · usgsa-s4mr3rfzc · NK-heKr6cyzYKaSP85yPVpDUX · ofac-12736 · eu-tb-logical-6453 · usgsa-s4mr3rfz8 · eu-oj-934a0afe4b5a73e72a7e68191ec036f5cd5a2b81 · usgsa-s4mr3rfz7 · ch-seco-11725 · mc-freezes-8ca00c39dd31f2d09b49b4a5a5b3fdc3ebd3ed9f

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