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Tayseer Awwad

Disqualified · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameTayseer Awwad · Tayseer Qala Awwad · تيسير قلا عواد[sources]
Other nameTayseer AWWAD · Tayseer Qala Awwad · تيسير قلا عواد[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthDamas · Damas : SYRIE · Damascus · Damascus Syria · Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · 3 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
ClassificationNational government (past)[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameQala · Tayseer · Tayseer Qala · تيسير · قلا[sources]
Last nameAwwad · عواد[sources]
Second nameQala[sources]
Wikidata IDQ7690322[sources]
PositionAncien ministre de la justice sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad · Former Minister of Justice. Former Head of Military Court. Member of the High Judicial Council. · Former Minister of Justice · Minister of Justice (2011-2012)[sources]
EducationDamascus University[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

Last known position: Minister of Justice

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Former Minister of Justice under the former al-Assad regime. Associated with the former al-Assad regime and its violent repression of the civilian population. Former Head of Military Court. Member of the High Judicial Council.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Lié à l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et impliqué dans la répression violente exercée contre la population civile. Ancien président de tribunal militaire. Membre du Haut Conseil de la justice.

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 minister of justice

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,052

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

French National Asset Freezing System5,635

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 FCDO Sanctions List5,711

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

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

Switzerland · SECO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

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

Belgium · FOD

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,685

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,039

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,598

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

Monaco · Monaco

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,552

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

Australia · DFAT

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,745

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,103

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

Wikidata · non-official source

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,568

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

United Kingdom · CoH

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

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 Entities2,308

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

European Union · Council

External databases

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

Wikidata349,078

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

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions547,299

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


Source data IDs: gb-coh-lsvsh3awhi5azxdyxh05f3hexai · eu-fsf-eu-2736-32 · eu-oj-f1302cd99f4f67e96b9e7f2165126f23ac3cb215 · gb-fcdo-syr0232 · eu-tb-logical-6554 · gb-hmt-12149 · ca-sema-2-55-sy-tayseer-qala-awwad · au-dfat-2300-tayseer-qala-awwad · fr-ga-1197 · ch-seco-11931 · mc-freezes-45f52878705a74559f184e9b371fefba36ceab00 · NK-T9CwsuFXE6NeWE7b9soB3x · ca-sema-14a58075eea206efb8512c9a775c9b53ea3bc6cf · NK-jkoDLxvRhrJvHkN4NTswrN · ca-sema-syria-2-55

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