Bassam Tohme
Sanctioned entityBorn 1969,Syria. Named in 7 sanctions listings.
Summary
(Date of UN designation: 2020-11-06)
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
(UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3930)
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.
(UE) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3755)
(UE) 2020/1649 du 06/11/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 844)
Former Minister of oil and mineral resources under the former al-Assad regime. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression against the civilian population.
Syrian politician
Sanctions and listings7
- Listed
- 25 Jun 2024; 20 Jun 2025; 19 Nov 2020
- Effective
- 19 Nov 2020; 20 Jun 2025; 25 Jun 2024
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 43870seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch
- Listed
- 27 May 2024
- Effective
- 6 Nov 2020
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: 2020-11-06
regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council
2024/1517 (OJ L28052024)
Programme EU-SYRReference EU.5999.13eur-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
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - (UE) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2020/1649 du 06/11/2020 (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 l’ancien régime d’al-Assad contre la population civile.
Programme EU-SYRReference EU.5999.13gels-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 SYR0367Reference 13997Last updated 1 May 2025gov.ukgov.uk
Official designation
La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco
(UE) 2020/1649 du 06/11/2020, (ue) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 and (ue) 2024/1517 du 27/05/2024
Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne
Ancien ministre des ressources pétrolières et minières 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
- 6 Nov 2020; 27 May 2024
EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria
Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium
2024/1517 (OJ L28052024)
2020/1649 (OJ L370I)
Programme EU-SYRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu
Positions held4
30 Aug 2020 to 29 Mar 2023
Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves
Syria
2020 to 2023
Minister of Oil and Mineral Reserves (Syria)
Period not retained
Ancien ministre des ressources pétrolières et minières sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad
Period not retained
Former Minister of oil and mineral resources. Appointed in August 2020.
Other names8
Also known as8
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