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Mohammed Jabir

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Mohammed Jabir is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	JABER, Mohammad · MUHAMMAD MUHRAZ JABIR · Mohamed JABER · Mohamed JABIR · Mohammad JABER · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Abu · Abu JA FAR · Abu JA'FAR · Abu JABIR · JABIR · 23 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1957-01-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Latakia · Latakia, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Latakia, Syria · Latakia, Syrian Arab Republic · Lattaquié · 1 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Country of birth	Syria				[sources]
First name	Abu · MUHAMMAD MUHRAZ · Mohamed · Mohammad · Mohammed · 6 more...				[sources]
Keywords	Business and Trade · Irregular armed forces · Miles for the system · Regular armed forces · القوات المسلحة النظامية · 3 more...				[sources]
Last name	JA FAR · JA'FAR · JABER · JABIR · Jaber · 2 more...				[sources]
Passport number	`N004871560`				[sources]
Summary	Commander of private militia Desert Hawks Brigade founded and financed by his brother businessman Ayman Jaber. Business partner to his brother who owns the exclusive foreign tobacco rights, and who funds militias. · العقيد محمد جابر. قائد لواء صقور الصحراء (ميليشيا خاصة أسسها ويمولها شقيقه رجل الأعمال أيمن جابر). يشارك شقيقه الذي تملك حق الاستيراد الكامل للتبغ الأجنبي في نشاطه التجاري، الذي يمول الميليشيا.				[sources]
Position	Associé de Maher al-Assad pour la milice Shabiha · Founder of Desert Hawks · Shabiha militia. Associate of Maher al‐Assad for the Shabiha militia. · dean · عميد				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Last known position: Prominent businessman and leading figure in the regime‑affiliated Desert Hawks Brigade. Passport No.: N004871560.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-04-20

Shabiha militia. Associate of Maher al-Assad for the Shabiha militia. Directly involved in repression of and violence against the civilian population, and in coordination of Shabiha militia groups.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Directement impliqué dans la répression et les violences exercées contre la population civile et dans la coordination des groupes dépendant de la milice Shabiha.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

ذكرت مصادر في ٢٠١٧ أنه وصحبة أخيه أيمن جابر الذي حصل على حق الاستيراد الكامل للتبغ الأجنبي، يملكون سفن صناعية تنتج الدخان وتبيعه في السوق السوداء وفي سوريا. أي أنه يبيع ما يستورد ويصنع. ويستخدم جزء من هذا المال على هيئة رواتب لدعم مليشيا صقور الصحراء المقاتلة في سوريا. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأمريكية في 11/12/2012. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأوروبية في 23/08/2011 شملته العقوبات البريطانيه في 24/06/2011

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 2023-04-20

Muhammad Jaber, and his brother Ayman, were reported in 2017 to have secured the exclusive rights to import foreign tobacco. He also has exclusive ownership of industrial vessels producing cigarettes and selling it on the internatioanl black market and in Syria. In other words, he imports and sells his own product. Part of his profits are used as the salaries of fighters in the Desert Hawks militia operating in Syria. US sanctions were imposed on Muhammad Jaber on 11 December 2012. He is under EU sanctions since 23 August 2011

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Employers
Employer	Role	Start date	End date
Desert Hawks Brigade	leader · قائد	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`N004871560`	Syria	Passport	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Maher Al-Assad	related-to	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ayman Jabir	Brother, sister · أخ_أخت	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020-12-31	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2013-11-06	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	Autonomous (Syria)	2024-01-12	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 611/2011 du 23/06/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )	-	-

Data sources

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,410

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

US SAM Procurement Exclusions119,130

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

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

Switzerland · SECO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

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 List4,559

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

Monaco · Monaco

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,985

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

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

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

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 Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,150

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Source data IDs: usgsa-s4mr476p6 · ch-seco-11907 · au-dfat-2296-mohammed-jabir · gb-fcdo-syr0154 · eu-tb-logical-6508 · fr-ga-2109 · ca-sema-5942a4a64349521a7e448bf1d81dc9b1ffac81e2 · eu-fsf-eu-2614-38 · mc-freezes-540d1ccd1a8d842af27b27cd908c456552f51034 · ca-sema-syria-2-46 · NK-5Vd9BWYquLNLrZjndj7tnJ · opensyr-node-241 · ofac-15587 · gb-hmt-12052 · ca-sema-2-46-sy-mohammed-jabir

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