Muhammad AL-SALTI
Sanctioned entityBorn 1945,Syria. Named in 7 sanctions listings.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Commandant en chef de l'“Armée de libération de la Palestine”, Muhammad Al-Salti a participé au recrutement de Palestiniens pour les envoyer combattre en Ukraine aux côtés de la Russie. Il est donc responsable d'actions et de politiques compromettant ou menaçant l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, ou la stabilité ou la sécurité en Ukraine.
Muhammad AL-SALTI is the Commander-in-Chief of the “Palestine Liberation Army”, engaged in the recruitment of Palestinians to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia. He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, or stability or security in Ukraine.
Position: Commander-in-Chief of the Palestine Liberation Army
(UE) 2025/1894 du 12/09/2025 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 3994)
(UE) 2022/1274 du 21/07/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014) (FondementJuridique: 2414)
Position: Commander-in-Chief of the “Palestine Liberation Army”
(Date of UN designation: 2022-07-21) (Position: Commander-in-Chief of the Palestine Liberation Army)
Sanctions and listings7
- Listed
- 29 Jul 2022; 24 Feb 2026
Measures In Relation To The Situation In Ukraine - Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 14a, 15, 15a, 15b, 15c, 25, 33, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40 and 41
State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland
Programme SECO-UKRAINEReference 55966seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch
- Listed
- 21 Jul 2022
EU sanctions related to Ukraine - UKR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
Designation date published: 2022-07-21
2022/1274 (OJ L194)
Programme EU-UKRReference EU.8579.3eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2022/1274 du 21/07/2022 and (ue) 2025/1894 du 12/09/2025
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
Commandant en chef de l’“Armée de libération de la Palestine”, Muhammad Al-Salti a participé au recrutement de Palestiniens pour les envoyer combattre en Ukraine aux côtés de la Russie. Il est donc responsable d’actions et de politiques compromettant ou menaçant l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l’indépendance de l’Ukraine, ou la stabilité ou la sécurité en Ukraine.
EU sanctions related to Ukraine - (UE) 2022/1274 du 21/07/2022 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014); (UE) 2025/1894 du 12/09/2025 (UE Ukraine intégrité territoriale - R (UE) 269/2014)
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
Commandant en chef de l'“Armée de libération de la Palestine”, Muhammad Al-Salti a participé au recrutement de Palestiniens pour les envoyer combattre en Ukraine aux côtés de la Russie. Il est donc responsable d'actions et de politiques compromettant ou menaçant l'intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté et l'indépendance de l'Ukraine, ou la stabilité ou la sécurité en Ukraine.
Programme EU-UKRgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu
EU sanctions related to Ukraine - Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine
Programme EU-UKReur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu
- Listed
- 21 Jul 2022
EU sanctions related to Ukraine
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2022/1274 (OJ L194)
Programme EU-UKRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu
- Effective
- 26 Jul 2022
UK sanctions relating to Russia - The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom
Asset freeze, travel ban, trust services sanctions and director disqualification sanction
Muhammed AL-SALTI is the Commander-in-Chief of the Palestine Liberation Army. Muhammed AL-SALTI is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because AL-SALTI has been recruiting Palestinians refugees to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Therefore, AL SALTI is engaging in and providing support for actions or policies that have which destabilised Ukraine or undermined or threatened the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Muhammed AL-SALTI is the Commander-in-Chief of the Palestine Liberation Army. Muhammed AL-SALTI is an involved person under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because AL-SALTI has been recruiting Palestinians refugees to fight alongside Russian forces in Ukraine. Therefore, AL SALTI is engaging in and providing support for actions or policies that have which destabilised Ukraine or undermined or threatened the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Programme GB-RUSReference 15476Reference RUS1548Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Positions held5
Period not retained
Major General
Period not retained
Commandant en chef de l’"Armée de libération de la Palestine"
Period not retained
Muhammad AL-SALTI is the Commander-in-Chief of the “Palestine Liberation Army”, engaged in the recruitment of Palestinians to fight in Ukraine alongside Russia. He is therefore responsible for actions and policies which undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, so ...
Period not retained
Commander-in-Chief of the “Palestine Liberation Army”
Period not retained
Commandant en chef de l'"Armée de libération de la Palestine"
Other names13
Also known as12
Weak aliases1
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
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