Switzerland SECO
ActiveFinancial sanctions; Travel ban- Programme
- Syria
- Designated
- Not published by this authority
- Legal basis
- Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7
- Stated grounds
- Chairman of Overseas Petroleum Trading Company (OPT) which has been listed by the Council for benefiting from and supporting the former al-Assad regime. He coordinated shipments of oil to the former al-Assad regime with listed Syrian state oil company Sytrol. Therefore, he is benefitting from and providing support to the former al-Assad regime. In view of his position as the most senior person in the entity, he is responsible for its activities.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026