Simon AL WAKIL
Sanctioned entitySyria. Named in 7 sanctions listings.
Summary
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
(Date of UN designation: 2022-07-21)
Simon Al Wakil is a former commander of the National Defence Forces in the city of Maharda (Hama). He collaborated directly with the command of the Russian forces in Syria, and is an active relay of the operations of enrolment 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. After the fall of the Assad regime, Wakil fled to Russia.
Simon Al Wakil est un ancien commandant des forces de défense nationales dans la ville de Maharda (Hama). Il a collaboré directement avec le commandement des forces russes en Syrie et constitue un relais actif des opérations d’enrôlement visant à envoyer des individus 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. Après la chute du régime d’Assad, Wakil a fui en Russie.
(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: former commander of the National Defence Forces in the city of Maharda
Sanctions and listings7
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
Simon Al Wakil est un ancien commandant des forces de défense nationales dans la ville de Maharda (Hama). Il a collaboré directement avec le commandement des forces russes en Syrie et constitue un relais actif des opérations d’enrôlement visant à envoyer des individus 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. Après la chute du régime d’Assad, Wakil a fui en Russie.
- 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.8632.46eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.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
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
Simon Al Wakil est un ancien commandant des forces de défense nationales dans la ville de Maharda (Hama). Il a collaboré directement avec le commandement des forces russes en Syrie et constitue un relais actif des opérations d’enrôlement visant à envoyer des individus 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. Après la chute du régime d’Assad, Wakil a fui en Russie.
Programme EU-UKRgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu
- Listed
- 29 Jul 2022; 12 Dec 2025
- Effective
- 13 Dec 2025; 29 Jul 2022
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 55981seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch
- 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
Commander Simon AL WAKIL has been involved in engaging in and providing support for actions that have destabilised Ukraine or undermined or threatened the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, namely, (1) promoting and supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and (2) overseeing the recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Commander Simon AL WAKIL has been involved in engaging in and providing support for actions that have destabilised Ukraine or undermined or threatened the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, namely, (1) promoting and supporting Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and (2) overseeing the recruitment of Syrian mercenaries to fight alongside Russia in Ukraine. The trust services sanctions were imposed on 21/03/2023.
Programme GB-RUSReference 15471Reference RUS1544Last updated 9 Apr 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Positions held4
Period not retained
Ancien commandant des forces de défense nationales dans la ville de Maharda
Period not retained
Commander of the National Defence Forces in the city of Maharda
Period not retained
former commander of the National Defence Forces in the city of Maharda
Period not retained
Commander of the National Defence Forces in the city of Maharda (Hama)
Other names15
Also known as14
Weak aliases1
Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.
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