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Farouk al-Sharaa

Disqualified · Export controlled · Diplomat · PEP · Politician · Close Associate · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-SHARA, Farouk; AL-SHARA, Farouq; AL SHARAA, Farouk; AL-SHARAA, Farouk; SHARAA, Farouk · Al Shar’ Farouk · Farouk AL SHAR’ · Farouk AL-SHARA · Farouk Al Char' · 38 more...[sources]
AliasAL SHARAA, Farouk · AL-SHARA, Farouq · AL-SHARAA, Farouk · Al Char' · Al Char’ · 39 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 · Dara’a, Syria · Syria · シリア共和国ダマスカス[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
First nameFarouk · Farouq · Faruq · فاروق[sources]
Last nameAl Char' · Al Char’ · Al Shar · Al Shar' · Al Shara · 5 more...[sources]
Political associationArab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Syria Region[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 the Republic of Syria · 3 more...[sources]
EducationDamascus University · University of London[sources]
ReligionSunni Islam[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-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. Former member of Syrian Ba’ath Party High Command from 2000 to 2013.

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

(Date of UN designation: 2011-05-23)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

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,

Syrian politician and diplomat (born 1938)

Wikidata non-official source,

Data sources

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors16,098

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

United Kingdom · CoH

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,510

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

Switzerland · SECO

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,943

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

Japan · MoF

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,670

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

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List10,016

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

Belgian Financial Sanctions5,938

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

Belgium · FOD

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,170

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities3,131

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

European Union · Council

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories340,703

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

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,912

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,597

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List5,143

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

Australia · DFAT

French National Asset Freezing System5,951

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

External databases

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

Wikidata328,010

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


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