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Ali Mahmoud Abbas

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Ali Mahmoud Abbas is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ali Mahmoud ABBAS · Ali Mahmoud Abbas · Ali Mahmud Abbas · Али Махмуд Аббас · עלי מחמוד עבאס · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Аббас, Али Махмуд · علي محمود عباس				[sources]
Birth date	1964-11-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Rif Dimashq · Rif Dimashq Governorate · Rif Dimashq Governorate Syria · Rif Dimashq, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Rif Dimashq: SYRIE · 1 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Country of birth	Syria				[sources]
First name	Ali · Ali Mahmoud				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	ABBAS · Abbas				[sources]
Middle name	Mahmoud				[sources]
Second name	Mahmoud				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q111748038				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defence · Minister of Defence and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army · Minister of Defence of Syria (2022-) · Minister of Defense · Ministre de la défense et commandant en chef adjoint de l’armée · 1 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2024-10-14	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Ali Mahmoud Abbas est le ministre de la défense de la Syrie et le commandant en chef adjoint de l’armée syrienne depuis 2022. L’État syrien, y compris son armée, commet de manière systématique et généralisée des actes de torture, des viols ainsi que des violences sexuelles et sexistes à l’encontre de civils. En tant que ministre de la défense de la Syrie et commandant en chef adjoint de l’armée syrienne, Ali Mahmoud Abbas est responsable des actions des forces armées placées sous son commandement. Par conséquent, Ali Mahmoud Abbas est responsable de graves violations des droits de l’homme, y compris d’actes de torture et de violences sexuelles et sexistes systématiques et généralisées.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2024-07-22

Syrian military officer

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-08-16

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Defence of Syria	2022-04-28	-
Minister of Defense	-	-
Minister of Defence of Syria	2022-04-28	2024-09-23
Minister of Defence of Syria	2022-04-28	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Federal Public Service Finance	HR	2024-07-22	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	HR	2024-07-22	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2024/2008 du 22/07/2024 (UE Violation des droits de l'homme - R (UE) 2020/1998)	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2023-06-19	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2023-06-19	-

Data sources

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories426,695

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

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

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons248,699

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

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

US CIA World Leaders11,048

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · CIA

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

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

Monaco · Monaco

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

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata377,301

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-syr0408 · eu-tb-logical-168387 · fr-ga-7617 · gb-hmt-15991 · us-cia-syria-ali-mahmud-abbas-minister-of-defense · eu-fsf-eu-12053-46 · mc-freezes-5f9b3fa1d4dedb01935d748f0bbf82d7d809adf3

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