Rifaat al-Assad

Sanctioned entity

Born 22 Aug 1937,Syria. Named in 1 sanctions listing.

Summary

Onkel von Bashar al-Assad; Vater von Siwar al-Assad, Duraid Rifaat al-Assad und Soumer al-Assad; Bruder von Hafez al-Assad; ehemaliger Vizepräsident von Syrien.

Syrian former military officer and politician (1937–2026)

Sanctions and listings1

Effective
7 Mar 2025
Official designation
Federal Department of Foreign AffairsSwitzerland Asset Freezes of Foreign Politically Exposed PersonsSwitzerland
Programme CH-FIAA-SYeda.admin.ch fedlex.admin.ch fedlex.admin.ch

Positions held1

1984 to 1998
Vice President of Syria

Connections10

Family8

Ali al-BaghlClose associate of PEP
Father
Born 1875
Siwar al-AssadSanctionedPolitician
Child
Born 29 Apr 1975Syria
Ribal al-Assad
Child
Born 4 Jun 1975
Bashar Al-AssadSanctionedDebarredPEPPolitician
Relative; fraternal nephew
Born 11 Sep 1965Syria
Bassel al-AssadClose associate of PEPPoliticianMilitary
Relative; fraternal nephew
Born 23 Mar 1962
Jamil al-AssadClose associate of PEPPolitician
Sibling
Born 1933

Other names32

Also known as29

Abo RebalРифат аль-АсадRifaat Ali al-Assadأبو مضررفعت علي الأسدHama Kasabıرفعت علي سليمان الأسدRıfat Ali EsadRifát AsadАсад, РифатRifat al-Asadرفعت الأسدרפעת אל-אסדრიფათ ალ-ასადიリファト・アサドРіфат аль-АсадՌիֆաթ ալ-ԱսադRifat al-Àssad

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رفعت اسد里法特·阿塞德Rifa'at al-Assad리파트 알아사드Рифат Асадرفعت الاسدRif'at al-AsadRıfat EsadRifaat el-AssadAL-ASSAD RifaatRifaat al-Ásad

Weak aliases3

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

リファアト・アリー・アサドRifaatリファアト・アル＝アサド

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