- 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
- Leading businessperson benefitting from and supporting the former al-Assad regime. Chairperson of Damascus Cham Holding Company (DCHC), the investment arm of the Governorate of Damascus managing the properties of the Governorate of Damascus and implementing the Marota City project. As former Governor of Damascus and Chair of DCHC, he is responsible for efforts to implement former al-Assad’s regime policies of developing expropriated land in Damascus (including Decree No 66 and Law No 10), most notably through the Marota City project, thereby supporting the former regime.
- Source
- Switzerland SECO Sanctions List
- Last confirmed
- 19 Oct 2026