Mahir Al-Assad

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Last update: 02/06/2026

Name: Mahir Al-Assad

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Birth: 1967-12-08 Damascus

Nationality: SYR

Person type: label.person_type.P

Other names: Mahir Al-Asad, Mahir Al-Assad, Maher Al-Assad, ماهر الاسد, Maher Assad, Mahar Assad

Aliases: Assad, Al-Asad, Mahir Al-Assad

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Sanctions

table.sanction.head.program	table.sanction.head.reason
[OFAC.SYRIA] - Syria Sanctions	Program SYRIA
[OFAC.SYRIA-EO13894] - Syria-Related Sanctions	Program SYRIA-EO13894
[CHE.SYRIE] - Measures against Syria	art. 10, al. 1 (Sanctions financières) et art. 17, al. 1 (Interdiction de séjour et de transit), annexe 7. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured D
[CHE.SYRIEN] - Measures against Syria	Art. 10 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 17 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 7. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division
[OFAC.PAARSSR-EO13894] - Promoting Accountability for Assad and Regional Stabilization Sanctions (PAARSS)	Program PAARSSR-EO13894
[CHE.SYRIA] - Measures against Syria	article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division
[CHE.SYRIEN] - Measures against Syria	Art. 10 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 17 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot), Anhang 7. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division
[CHE.SYRIA] - Measures against Syria	article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division
[CHE.SYRIEN] - Measures against Syria	Art. 10 Abs. 1 (Finanzsanktionen) und Art. 17 Abs. 1 (Ein- und Durchreiseverbot). Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division
[CHE.SYRIA] - Measures against Syria	article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban). Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division
[CAN.SYRIA] - Measures against Syria
-	membre des forces armées syriennes ayant le rang de Colonel ou équivalent ou un grade supérieur, en poste après mai 2011 - Membre de la famille Assad - frère du président Bashar al-Assad. (UE) 442/201
-	Membre des forces armées de la Syrie ayant le rang de colonel ou équivalent ou un grade supérieur, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad; général de division de la 42e brigade et anc
-	Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011. There are reasonable grounds to suspect that Maher Al-Assad is or has been involved in t
-	(UK Sanctions List Ref):SYR0134. Brother of Basher Al Assad and first cousin of Rami Makhlouf. (UK Statement of Reasons):Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent o
-	(UK Sanctions List Ref):SYR0134 Brother of Basher Al Assad and first cousin of Rami Makhlouf. (UK Statement of Reasons):Member of the Syrian Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or
-	There are reasonable grounds to suspect that they are an involved person under the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because they are or have been involved in activities carried out on beha
-	(UK Sanctions List Ref):SYR0134 Brother of Basher Al Assad and first cousin of Rami Makhlouf. (UK Statement of Reasons):Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or
-	(UK Sanctions List Ref):SYR0134 Date designated on UK Sanctions List: 31/12/2020 (Further Identifiying Information):Brother of Basher Al Assad and first cousin of Rami Makhlouf. (UK Statement of Reaso
-	Gender: male. Member of Baath Party Central Command. Brother of President Bashar al-Assad. Former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division.
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-	Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armour
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Name	Info	Source
Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List (SDN)	Sanctioned	USA-OFAC USA
European External Action Service (EEAS) - Consolidated list of sanctions	Sanctioned	EU
Consolidated list of financial sanctions targets	Sanctioned	GBR-OFSI GBR
Direction générale du Trésor (DGT) - Registre national des gels	Sanctioned	FRA-DGT FRA
Government of Canada	Sanctioned	CAN
Department of Foreign Affairs of the Australian Government	Sanctioned	AUS-DFAT AUS
Secrétariat d'État à l'économie (SECO)	Sanctioned	CHE-SECO CHE
Portal oficial de datos europeos	Sanctioned

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