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Ali Abdullah Ayyoub

Sanctioned entity

Born 28 Apr 1952 (74 years old),Syria. Named in 11 sanctions listings.

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Summary

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Ancien vice-président du Conseil des ministres et ancien ministre de la défense sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Officier ayant le rang de général dans l’armée syrienne, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Ancien chef d’état-major général des forces armées syriennes. Personne soutenant l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et responsable de la répression et des violences exercées contre la population civile en Syrie.

(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 191)

Syrian military officer

(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)

(UE) 2018/282 du 26/02/2018 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 184)

(UE) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3755)

Last known position: Deputy Prime Minister of Syria. Former Minister of Defence from 2018 to 2022. Former Chief of the General Staff of the Army and Armed Forces.

Former Vice President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of Defence under the former al-Assad regime. Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011 under the former al-Assad regime. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces. Person supporting the former al-Assad regime and responsible for repression of and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

(Date of UN designation: 2011-11-14)

(UE) 1151/2011 du 14/11/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 303)

(UE) 2016/1735 du 29/09/2016 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 176)

Sanctions and listings11

  • Listed
    20 Jun 2025; 26 Jun 2020; 30 Oct 2020; 25 Jun 2024; 5 Nov 2013; 11 Oct 2016; 7 Mar 2018; 19 Jan 2016
    Effective
    20 Jun 2025; 26 Jun 2020; 30 Oct 2020; 25 Jun 2024; 6 Nov 2013; 11 Oct 2016; 7 Mar 2018; 19 Jan 2016

    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 11951seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Syria Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Syria)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Travel ban and targeted financial sanction

    Designated under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 on 2 March 2012. Instrument of first designation and declaration: Autonomous Sanctions (Designated Persons and Entities and Declared Persons – Syria) List 2012 [F2012L00482] Relisted on 12 January 2024.

    Programme AU-SYRIALast updated 12 Jan 2024dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au

  • 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

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  • Listed
    27 May 2024
    Effective
    14 Nov 2011

    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: 2011-11-14

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2024/1517 (OJ L28052024)

    Programme EU-SYRReference EU.3585.46eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    17 Mar 2020

    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 13894 (Syria-related)

    Programme US-SYR-RELReference 28653treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • Listed
    6 Apr 2020
    Effective
    17 Mar 2020

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - (UE) 2018/282 du 26/02/2018 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2020/1505 du 16/10/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2016/1735 du 29/09/2016 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 1151/2011 du 14/11/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Ancien vice-président du Conseil des ministres et ancien ministre de la défense sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Officier ayant le rang de général dans l’armée syrienne, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Ancien chef d’état-major général des forces armées syriennes. Personne soutenant l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et responsable de la répression et des violences exercées contre la population civile en Syrie.

    Programme EU-SYRReference UE.3585.46gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    23 Dec 2011

    Special Economic Measures Act - Syria

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    Part 2

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 64international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025, (ue) 1151/2011 du 14/11/2011, (ue) 2020/1505 du 16/10/2020, (ue) 2016/1735 du 29/09/2016, (ue) 2018/282 du 26/02/2018, (ue) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 and (ue) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Ancien vice-président du Conseil des ministres et ancien ministre de la défense sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Officier ayant le rang de général dans l’armée syrienne, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Ancien chef d’état-major général des forces armées syriennes. Personne soutenant l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et responsable de la répression et des violences exercées contre la population civile en Syrie.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    29 May 2020; 27 May 2024

    EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2024/1517 (OJ L28052024)

    2020/716 (OJ L168)

    Programme EU-SYRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.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

    Director Disqualification Sanction, travel ban and asset freeze

    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 SYR0008Reference 12211Last updated 1 May 2025gov.ukgov.uk

Positions held12

  1. 2018 to 28 Apr 2022

    Minister of Defense of Syria

    Syria

  2. 30 Aug 2020 to 28 Apr 2022

    Deputy Prime Minister of Syria

    Syria

  3. Period not retained

    Officier ayant le rang de général dans l’armée syrienne, en poste après mai 2011 sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad

  4. 2012 to 2018

    Chief of the General Staff

  5. Period not retained

    Deputy Prime Minister

  6. Period not retained

    Vice President of the Council of Ministers

  7. Period not retained

    Former Vice President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of Defence. Appointed in January 2018. Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces.

  8. Period not retained

    Ancien chef d'état-major général des forces armées syriennes

  9. Period not retained

    Ancien vice-président du Conseil des ministres sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad

  10. Period not retained

    Minister of Defence

  11. Period not retained

    Former Vice President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of Defence. Appointed in January 2018. Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces.

  12. Period not retained

    Ancien ministre de la défense sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad

Other names40

Also known as39

Ali Abdullah EyüpAli Abdallah AYYOUBAli Abdallah AYUBAli Abdullah AYYOUBAli Abdallah AYYUBAli Abdallah AYOUBAbdallahAyobGeneral Ali Abdullah AyyoubAli Abdullah AYOUBعلي أيوبAyoubAli Abdullah AyoubAli Abdullah AyobAyubAli Abdullah Ayubعلي عبدالله أيوبAyyoub
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Ali Abdallah AYOBAli Abdullah AyyubAli Abdallah AyobAli Abdullah EyübAli Abd Allah AyyubAli Abdullah AYYUBАлі Абдула Аюбعلی عبد اللہ ایوبعلى عبد الله ايوبAYOUB, Ali Abdullah阿里·阿卜杜拉·艾尤卜Ali Abdallah AyoubAli Abdallah Ayubعلی عبدالله ایوبעלי עבדאללה איובعلي عبد الله أيوبАли Абдулла АйюбAli Abd Allah AjjubAli Abdulloh AyyubAli Abdallah Ayyoubアリー・アブドゥッラー・アイユーブ

Weak aliases1

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

アリー・アブドラ・アイユーブ

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