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Ammar Sharif

Disqualified · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAmar Al-Charif · Amar Al-Sharif · Amar Charif · Amar Sharif · Amar Sherif · 14 more...[sources]
Other name(1) AL SHAREEF · Amar · Amar (3) AL-SHARIF · Amar (4) CHARIF · Amar Al-Charif · 37 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthLattakia · Lattakia Syria · Lattakia, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Lattakia, Syrian Arab Republic · Lattaquié · 1 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameAmar · Ammar · عمار[sources]
ID Number010312413 · 060- 10276707 · 060-10276707[sources]
KeywordsBusiness and Trade · Sector of banks and funds · قطاع الأعمال والتجارة · قطاع المصارف والأموال[sources]
Last nameAl-Charif · Al-Sharif · Charif · Sharif · Sherif · 2 more...[sources]
Middle nameMedhat[sources]
Passport number010312413[sources]
Patronymicمدحت[sources]
Second nameMedhat[sources]
SummaryBusinessman active in banking, insurance and hotels, co-owner of Al-Aqeelah Takaful Insurance, Byblos Bank and others, and partner of Waleed Othman and his two sons, Ali and Qaswara, in several companies in Romania and Lebanon. The EU imposed additional sanctions on him in 2016, accusing him of supporting the Assad regime and participating in its violent crackdown against civilians. · ينشط في القطاع المصرفي والتأمينات والفنادق (يشارك في ملكية العقيلة تكافل وبنك بيبلوس وغيرها). شريك وليد عثمان وولديه علي وقسورة في عدة شركات بين رومانيا ولبنان. فرض الاتحاد الأوروبي عقوبات إضافية عليه في 2016 بعد اتهامه بدعمه نظام الأسد والمشاركة في القمع العنيف الذي يمارس ضد المدنيين[sources]
Source linkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Associated with a member of the Makhlouf family (brother‐in‐ law of Rami Makhlouf).

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Associated with a member of the Makhlouf family (brother-in-law of Rami Makhlouf).

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Associated with a member of the Makhlouf family (brother‐in‐ law of Rami Makhlouf).

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Associated with a member of the Makhlouf family (brother‐in‐ law of Rami Makhlouf).

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

lié à un membre de la famille Makhlouf, beau-frère de Rami Makhlouf

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

— UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

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

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

N° Passeport : 010312413 : passeport syrien. n° de délivrance : 002-15-L093534, délivré le 14/07/2015 à Damas Centre, expire le 13/07/2021, Autre Identité : 060-10276707 : n° national

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

رجل أعمال سوري وناشط في القطاع المصرفي والتأمينات والفنادق. شريك وليد عثمان وولديه علي وقسورة في عدة شركات بين رومانيا ولبنان. فرض الاتحاد الأوروبي عقوبات إضافية عليه بعد اتهامه بالمشاركة في القمع العنيف الذي يمارس ضد المدنيين.... DOB: 26 June 1969 POB: Lattakia Nationality: Syrian Passport: Number: 010312413, issue number: 002-15-L093534. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأوروبية في 28/10/2016. شملته العقوبات البريطانية في 28/10/2016

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source,

Ammar Sharif is a Syrian businessman who is active in banking, insurance and hotels. He is the partner of Waleed Othman and his two sons, Ali and Qasura, in several companies in Romania and Lebanon. After accusing him of participating in the Assad regime’s violent crackdown against civilians, the EU imposed sanctions on him on 28 October 2016.

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,867

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks1,079

A knowledge graph of persons of interest inside Syria, including detailed information on family relationships and business ties.

Obsalytics · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,278

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,574

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,605

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,489

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,528

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

French National Asset Freezing System5,528

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,398

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Source data IDs: eu-tb-logical-109887 · gb-coh-wk1gyi81dkrmsm9oykqrhucpgpe · eu-fsf-eu-3544-77 · gb-hmt-13385 · ch-seco-35205 · opensyr-node-91 · fr-ga-1630 · gb-fcdo-syr0019 · mc-freezes-8a8ac5e00b7f8a57342669147d69b4fa6cb93a12

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