- 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
- Issam Shammout is the owner and chairman of the board of directors of the airline “Cham Wings” and head of the Shammout Group, active in the automotive, steel, aviation, freight forwarding, construction, and real estate sectors. Cham Wings transported weapons for the former al-Assad regime. In this capacity, Issam Shammout is a leading businessperson operating in Syria linked to the former al-Assad regime.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026