Yaser 'Aziz - Abbas
Sanctioned entityBorn 22 Aug 1978 (48 years old),Syria. Named in 9 sanctions listings.
Summary
Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Bajaa Trading Services LLC; Qudrah Trading; Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company; Top Business Yang King; Al-Aziz Group
(also Yasir 'Aziz 'ABBAS)
17.2.2020
(UE) 2020/211 du 17/02/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 190)
(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 191)
Leading businessperson operating in Syria linked to the former al-Assad regime. Supports and/or benefits from the former al-Assad regime through business dealings, including fuel smuggling and weapons transfers. Yasser Aziz Abbas profits from facilitating oil imports on behalf of the former al-Assad regime and uses his relations with the former al-Assad regime to obtain preferential dealings and treatment.
Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Bajaa Trading Services LLC, Qudrah Trading, Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company, Top Business, Yang King, Al-Aziz Group
(UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3930)
Parents/associés/entités ou partenaires d'affaires/liens : Bajaa Trading Services LLC, Qudrah Trading, Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company, Top Business, Yang King, Al-Aziz Group - Homme d'affaires influent exerçant ses activités en Syrie en lien avec l'ancien régime d'al-Assad. Soutient l'ancien régime d'al-Assad et/ou en tire avantage au travers de transactions commerciales, y compris la contrebande de carburant et des transferts d'armes. Yasser Aziz Abbas tire avantage du fait qu'il facilite les importations de pétrole au nom de l'ancien régime d'al-Assad et il utilise ses relations avec l'ancien régime d'al-Assad pour obtenir des transactions et un traitement préférentiels.
(also Yasir 'ABBAS)
Linked to10/02/2020 Bajaa Trading Services LLC, Qudrah Trading, Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company, Top Business, Yang King, Al-Aziz Group. Leave to remain in the UK. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Parents/associés/entités ou partenaires d’affaires/liens: Bajaa Trading Services LLC; Qudrah Trading; Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company; Top Business Yang King; Al-Aziz Group
(Date of UN designation: 2020-02-17) (Designation details: 17.2.2020) (Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Bajaa Trading Services LLC, Qudrah Trading, Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company, Top Business, Yang King, Al-Aziz Group)
Sanctions and listings9
- Listed
- 28 May 2025; 17 Feb 2020
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2020/211 (OJ L43I)
2025/1094 (OJ L202501094)
Programme EU-SYRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu
- Listed
- 27 Feb 2020; 20 Jun 2025; 7 Oct 2025; 26 Jun 2020
- Effective
- 20 Jun 2025; 27 Feb 2020; 8 Oct 2025; 26 Jun 2020
Measures Against Syria - Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7)
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-SYRIAReference 41292seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch
- Effective
- 31 Dec 2020
UK sanctions relating to Syria - The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban and director disqualification sanction
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 behalf of the Assad regime, implementing or connected to the repressive police of that regime and/or involved in supporting or benefitting from the Assad regime.
Programme GB-SYRReference SYR0350Reference 13814Last updated 1 May 2025gov.ukgov.uk
- Listed
- 6 Sep 2018
Syria-Related Sanctions (EO 13894) - PAARSSR-EO13894
Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States
PAARSSR-EO13894 and block
Executive Order 14312 (PAARSSR)
Executive Order 13894 (Syria-related)
Programme US-SYR-RELReference 24904treasury.govofac.treasury.gov
- Listed
- 10 Sep 2018
- Effective
- 6 Sep 2018
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
- Listed
- 10 Sep 2018
- Effective
- 6 Sep 2018
Reciprocal
OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive
Prohibition/Restriction
Redacted for Security Reasons
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2020/211 du 17/02/2020, rectificatif au règlement d'exécution (ue) 2025/1094 publié le 27/06/2025, (ue) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 and (ue) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
Homme d’affaires influent exerçant ses activités en Syrie en lien avec l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Soutient l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et/ou en tire avantage au travers de transactions commerciales, y compris la contrebande de carburant et des transferts d’armes. Yasser Aziz Abbas tire avantage du fait qu’il facilite les importations de pétrole au nom de l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et il utilise ses relations avec l’ancien régime d’al-Assad pour obtenir des transactions et un traitement préférentiels.
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2020/211 du 17/02/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
Parents/associés/entités ou partenaires d'affaires/liens : Bajaa Trading Services LLC, Qudrah Trading, Tafawoq Tourism Projects Company, Top Business, Yang King, Al-Aziz Group - Homme d'affaires influent exerçant ses activités en Syrie en lien avec l'ancien régime d'al-Assad. Soutient l'ancien régime d'al-Assad et/ou en tire avantage au travers de transactions commerciales, y compris la contrebande de carburant et des transferts d'armes. Yasser Aziz Abbas tire avantage du fait qu'il facilite les importations de pétrole au nom de l'ancien régime d'al-Assad et il utilise ses relations avec l'ancien régime d'al-Assad pour obtenir des transactions et un traitement préférentiels.
Programme EU-SYRReference EU.5425.92gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu
- Listed
- 28 May 2025
- Effective
- 17 Feb 2020
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - SYR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
17.2.2020
Designation date published: 2020-02-17
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2025/1094 (OJ L202501094)
Programme EU-SYRReference EU.5425.92eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu
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