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Bushra Al-Assad

Person of interest · Politician · Close Associate · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameAL-ASSAD, Bushra · BUSHRA AL-ASSAD · Bouchra Al Asad · Bouchra Al Assad · Bouchra Al-Assad · 27 more...[sources]
Other nameAl Assad · BUSHRA SHAWKAT · Bouchra · Bouchra Al Asad · Bouchra Al Assad · 13 more...[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthCairo · Egypt[sources]
Genderfemale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountryUnited Arab Emirates · Syria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
First nameBUSHRA · Bouchra · Bushra · Bushra · بشرى[sources]
KeywordsGeneral activity · نشاط عام[sources]
Last nameAL-ASSAD · Al Asad · Al Assad · Al Assad  · Al-Assad · 4 more...[sources]
SummaryOnly daughter to former president Hafez al-Assad. Sister to President Bashar al-Assad. Widow of Major General Assef Shawkat the former director of Syrian Military Intelligence. · الابنة الوحيدة للرئيس السابق حافظ الأسد وشقيقة الرئيس بشار الاسد وأرملة العماد آصف شوكت رئيس المخابرات العسكرية السورية السابق[sources]
Wikidata IDQ459816[sources]
PositionMember of the Assad family; sister of President Bashar al‐As­sad.[sources]
EducationDamascus University[sources]
ReligionShia Islam[sources]
AddressDUBAI, ARE · Dubai[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Date of listing: 23.3.2012

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Member of the Assad family; sister of President Bashar al-Assad. Given the close personal relationship and intrinsic financial relationship to President Bashar al-Assad, she benefits from and is associated with the Syrian regime.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Date of listing: 23.3.2012

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Date of listing: 23.3.2012

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

membre de la famille Assad - sœur du président Bashar al-Assad. Étant donné la relation personnelle étroite et la relation financière indissociable qu'elle entretient avec le président Bashar al-Assad, elle profite du régime syrien et y est associée

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Sister to Bashar Al Assad

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Sister to Bashar Al Assad

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Bushra al-Assad is a pharmacist, is married and currently resides in Abu Dhabi with her children: Bushra who is named after her mother; Bassel named after his uncle; Anisa named after her grandmother, Hafez who has his grandfather’s name, and another son. US sanctions were imposed on Bushra al-Assad on 17 June 2020, and she is under EU sanctions since 23 March 2012.

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

صيدلانية، متزوجة ولديها خمسة أبناء تقيم حاليا في أبو ظبي مع أولادها (بشرى و تحمل نفس اسم أمها، وباسل يحمل اسم خاله وأنيسة وتحمل اسم جدتها وحافظ ويحمل اسم جده وابن آخر). فرضت عليها العقوبات الأمريكية في 17/06/2020. فرضت عليها العقوبات الأوروبية في 23/03/2012 شملته العقوبات البريطانيه في 26/03/2012

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

daughter of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad

— Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,266

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

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

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

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

Monaco · Monaco

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,908

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

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,801

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

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

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 List4,670

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

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

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,625

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

Wikidata · non-official source

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

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

United States · GSA

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

External databases

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

Wikidata377,203

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: ofac-29072 · NK-73aTDQWBNgpkcyFxr5tDLz · eu-tb-logical-6952 · fr-ga-1712 · eu-fsf-eu-3592-55 · NK-JekzmESLEm9ayn2qiEkhiM · mc-freezes-69fccf2fa50a37d359095b1dcf927dda58bdae72 · opensyr-node-250 · usgsa-s4mrcw7hn · gb-fcdo-syr0035 · NK-DGD2LGXrRY5xXUSzz5venu · ca-sema-5d02c4c5cdb5033562306afe9149583929d95d62 · ch-seco-12235 · gb-hmt-12550 · ca-sema-2-120-sy-bushra-al-assad · ca-sema-syria-2-120

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