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Maher Al-Assad

Military · Politician · Close Associate · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-ASSAD, Maher · Al-Assad Maher · MAHIR AL-ASAD · Maher AL-ASSAD · Maher Al-Assad · 24 more...[sources]
Other nameAL-ASSAD Mahir · ASSAD · MAHAR ASSAD · MAHER ASSAD · MAher el-Assad · 25 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthDamas · Damas : SYRIE · Damascus · Damascus Syria · Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · 2 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameMAHIR · Mahar · Maher · Maher  · Mahir · 2 more...[sources]
ID Number4138[sources]
KeywordsRegular armed forces · Regular security forces · القوات الأمنية النظامية · القوات المسلحة النظامية[sources]
Last nameAL-ASAD · AL-ASSAD · ASSAD · Al-Assad · al-Asad · 3 more...[sources]
Passport number4138[sources]
SummaryBrother to Bashar al-Assad and major general in the Syrian army. Under EU sanctions since 2011. The de facto commander of the Fourth Armored Division until being formally appointed in April 2018. He retains links with businessmen who help manage his wealth, the most prominent being Muhammad Hamsho, Raif al-Quwatly, and Khaled Kaddour. He is also said to co-own many media production companies. · شقيق الرئيس بشار الأسد. لواء ركن في الجيش السوري. فرضت عليه عقوبات أوروبية في 2011. كان القائد غير الرسمي للفرقة الرابعة حتى شهر نيسان 2018 حيث عُين قائداً لها. مرتبط برجال أعمال يعينوه في إدارة ثروته وأهمهم: محمد حمشو ورئيف القوتلي وخالد قدور. تورد مصادر مشاركته في ملكية العديد من شركات الانتاج الفني[sources]
Wikidata IDQ447173[sources]
PositionCommander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division · Major General of the 42nd Brigade · Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division · Major General; Commander of the Syrian Army's 4th Armored Division · ancien commandant de brigade de la 4e division blindée de l'armée · 3 more...[sources]
EducationDamascus University[sources]
AddressDamascus[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Last known position: Commander of the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armoured Division. Brother of Syrian President Bashar AL ASSAD. Passport No.: 4138.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of Colonel and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar al-Assad.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad.

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

membre des forces armées syriennes ayant le rang de Colonel ou équivalent ou un grade supérieur, en poste après mai 2011 - Membre de la famille Assad - frère du président Bashar al-Assad

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Brother of Basher Al Assad and first cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Brother of Basher Al Assad and first cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

アサド大統領の弟

— Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People,

N° Passeport : 4138 : Passeport diplomatique

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List,

ضابط برتبة لواء ركن في الجيش العربي السوري. بعد نيله للشهادة الثانوية درس الهندسة الميكانيكية في جامعة دمشق، وبعد تخرجه التحق بالكلية الحربية وتخرج منها برتبة ملازم أول مهندس قيادي. وهو قائد الفرقة الرابعة دبابات أي سرايا الدفاع سابقًا المتمركزة في معضمية الشام وأوتوستراد بيروت–دمشق وعضو اللجنة المركزية لحزب البعث العربي الاشتراكي. عزله بشار الأسد من قيادة الحرس الجمهوري في ٢٠١٧. صدر في يونيو 2017 قرار بترقية ماهر الأسد من رتبة عميد ركن إلى لواء ركن في الجيش. كان القائد غير الرسمي للفرقة الرابعة حتى شهر نيسان من عام 2018 حيث عُين قائداً للفرقة الرابعة دبابات في الجيش السوري. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأمريكية في 29/04/2011. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأوروبية في 09/05/2011 شملته العقوبات البريطانيه في 26/03/2012

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

Maher al-Assad is a general in the Syrian Arab Army. He studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Damascus then joined the military school, where he graduated as first lieutenant and chief engineer. He is the commander of the Fourth Armored Division, formerly a component of the Defense Companies, which had been stationed on the Beirut-Damascus highway. Maher is also a member of the Socialist Arab Baath Party’s Central Committee. Bashar al-Assad relieved Maher of his command of the Republican Guard in 2017. In June of that year a decision was made to promote Maher from the rank of brigadier general to major general. He was the de facto commander of Fourth Armored Division of the Syrian Arab Army until April of 2018, when he was formally appointed as commander of the Division. US sanctions were imposed on Maher al-Assad on 29 April 2011, and EU sanctions were imposed on 9 May 2011.

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

Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard

— Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,781

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,556

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,247

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

Monaco · Monaco

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,313

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

French National Asset Freezing System5,282

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

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories432,145

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

Wikidata · non-official source

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,441

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,171

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

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,664

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

US SAM Procurement Exclusions112,348

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

United States · GSA

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,602

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

Belgium · FOD

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,364

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

United States · OFAC

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,251

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

Australia · DFAT

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,704

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

Switzerland · SECO

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,868

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

External databases

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

Wikidata385,293

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: ch-seco-11625 · ca-sema-syria-2-5 · au-dfat-2252-mahir-al-assad · ofac-12725 · ca-sema-3bcc991344d66fb1079e94eba5624b7a2084d9ee · gb-hmt-11909 · NK-TtfJ722pULFss8t5AJwtiy · NK-Lzixihr8tF4Wvb3cTLb3ve · mc-freezes-d3b2731e09b13d1d4f14705a8153db6fe3da881c · eu-tb-logical-6303 · opensyr-node-159 · eu-fsf-eu-3589-3 · NK-Jd88u9DnqfSiYVeLioTBtg · ca-sema-2-5-sy-maher-al-assad · gb-fcdo-syr0134 · fr-ga-1574 · usgsa-s4mr3rgj4 · ja-mof-cdab9d8f4f838ea123df7931bd6166eae3189a0c

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