Person

Faisal Miqdad

Sanctioned entity

Born 5 Feb 1954 (72 years old),Syria. Named in 7 sanctions listings.

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Summary

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

(Date of UN designation: 2021-01-15)

(UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3930)

former Syrian Vice President

Ministre des affaires étrangères sous l'ancien régime d'al-Assad. Nommé en novembre 2020. En tant que ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l'ancien régime d'al-Assad contre la population civile.

Minister of Foreign Affairs under the former al-Assad regime. Appointed in November 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.

(UE) 2021/29 du 15/01/2021 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 849)

Sanctions and listings7

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2021/29 du 15/01/2021 and (ue) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Ministre des affaires étrangères sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad. Nommé en novembre 2020. En tant que ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l’ancien régime d’al-Assad contre la population civile.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - (UE) 2021/29 du 15/01/2021 (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

    Ministre des affaires étrangères sous l'ancien régime d'al-Assad. Nommé en novembre 2020. En tant que ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l'ancien régime d'al-Assad contre la population civile.

    Programme EU-SYRReference EU.6091.25gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    20 Jun 2025; 3 Feb 2021

    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 44361seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Listed
    15 Jan 2021

    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: 2021-01-15

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2021/29 (OJ L12I)

    Programme EU-SYRReference EU.6091.25eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • 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

  • Effective
    15 Mar 2021

    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 14069Reference SYR0376Last updated 1 May 2025gov.ukgov.uk

  • Listed
    15 Jan 2021

    EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2021/29 (OJ L12I)

    Programme EU-SYRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

Positions held7

  1. 18 Sep 2003 to 31 Jul 2006

    Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations

    Syria

  2. 1 Aug 2006 to 22 Nov 2020

    Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria

    Syria

  3. 22 Nov 2020 to 23 Sep 2024

    Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

    Syria

  4. Period not retained

    Ministre des affaires étrangères

  5. 2024 to 2024

    list of vice presidents of Syria

  6. 2024 to 2024

    vice president

  7. Period not retained

    Minister of Foreign Affairs. Appointed in November 2020.

Other names41

Also known as40

Fayçal al-Mekdadفيصل المقدادFayçal MeqdadFajzal al Mekdadal-MekdadFayçal MekdadFaisal al-MikdadFaisal MikdadFayçal al-MeqdadMeqdadFaisal al-Miqdadal-MeqdadFayçalFaisal MeqdadFayssal Al-MeqdadФейсал МикдадFaycal Al-MeqdadFaycal Mekdad
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Fayssal MeqdadFayçal AL-MEKDADFaisal AL-MIQDADفیصل مقدادFayssal MiqdadFaisal Mekdadפייסל מקדאדFayçal MEQDADFayssal MekdadFaysal Mikdad费萨尔·梅克达德Fayssal AL-MIQDADFayssal Al-MekdadFaycal MiqdadFajzal MekdadFaisal Al-MeqdadFaycal Al-MekdadFaycal AL-MIQDADFaycal MeqdadFayçal AL-MEQDADファイサル・ミクダードFaisal Al-Mekdad

Weak aliases1

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

Al-Mikdad

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