Nizar Wahbeh Yazaji
Sanctioned entityBorn 1961,Syria. Named in 7 sanctions listings.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 191)
(UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3930)
(UE) 2020/1505 du 16/10/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 813)
(Date of UN designation: 2014-10-21)
(UE) 1105/2014 du 20/10/2014 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 171)
Former Minister of Health under the former al-Assad regime. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.
En tant qu'ancien ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par le régime syrien contre la population civile.
Sanctions and listings7
- Listed
- 20 Jun 2025; 17 Dec 2014; 26 Jun 2020; 30 Oct 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 29860seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch
- Listed
- 29 May 2020; 16 Oct 2020
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2020/716 (OJ L168)
2020/1505 (OJ L342I)
Programme EU-SYRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 1105/2014 du 20/10/2014, (ue) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025, (ue) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 and (ue) 2020/1505 du 16/10/2020
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
Ancien ministre de la santé sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. En tant qu’ancien ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l’ancien régime d’al-Assad contre la population civile.
- Listed
- 16 Oct 2020
- Effective
- 21 Oct 2014
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - SYR
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union
Designation date published: 2014-10-21
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2020/1505 (OJ L342I)
Programme EU-SYRReference EU.2947.25eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 1105/2014 du 20/10/2014 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2020/1505 du 16/10/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )
Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance
En tant qu'ancien ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par le régime syrien contre la population civile.
Programme EU-SYRReference EU.2947.25gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu
- 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 13156Reference SYR0194Last updated 1 May 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Council of the European UnionEU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union
regulationType=council decision; organisationType=council
Council Decision concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Syria
Positions held1
Period not retained
Former Minister of Health
Other names6
Also known as4
Weak aliases2
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
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