Article 1
Open ↗Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP is amended as set out in the Annex to this Decision.
Source
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1506 of 16 October 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2020/1506 of 16 October 2020 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria
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Article 2
Open ↗This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
Open ↗ANNEX I. The following entries are added to the list set out in Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘296. Talal AL-BARAZI (a.k.a. Barazi) (طلال البرازي) Date of birth: 1963; Place of birth: Hama city, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. Appointed in May 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 16.10.2020 297. Loubana MOUCHAWEH (a.k.a. Lubana, Mshaweh) (لبانة مشوّح) Date of birth: 1955; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: Female Culture Minister. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 16.10.2020 298. Darem TABA’A (دارم طباع) Date of birth: 1958; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Education. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 16.10.2020 299. Ahmad SAYYED (a.k.a. Alsyed, al-Sayyed, al-Sayed) (أحمد السيد) Date of birth: 1965; Place of birth: Quneitra, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Justice. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent of against the civilian population. 16.10.2020 300. Tammam RA’AD (a.k.a. Tamam, Raad) (تمام رعد) Date of birth: 1965; Place of birth: Al-Qusayr, Syria; or Homs, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Hydraulic/Water Resources. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent of against the civilian population. 16.10.2020 301. Kinan YAGHI (a.k.a. Kenan, Yagi) (كنان ياغي) Date of birth: 1976; Place of birth: Salmiya, Hama countryside, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Finance. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 16.10.2020 302. Zuhair KHAZIM (a.k.a. Zouhair) (زهير خزيم) Date of birth: 1963; Place of birth: Ain al-Tinah, Syria; or Lattakia, Syria; Gender: Male Minister of Transport. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 16.10.2020’ II. In Section A (‘Persons’) of Annex I to Decision 2013/255/CFSP, the entries concerning the following persons are replaced as follows: Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing ‘56. Ali ( ) Abdullah ( ) (a.k.a. Abdallah) AYYUB ( ) (a.k.a. Ayyoub, Ayub, Ayoub, Ayob) Date of birth: 1952; Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria; Gender: male Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence. Appointed in January 2018. Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces. Person supporting the Syrian regime and responsible for repression of and violence against the civilian population in Syria. 14.11.2011 109. Imad ( ) Mohammad ( ) (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammed) Deeb ( ) KHAMIS ( ) (a.k.a. Imad Mohammad Dib Khamees) Date of birth: 1.8.1961; Place of birth: near Damascus, Syria; Gender: male Former Prime Minister and Former Minister of Electricity. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 23.3.2012 178. Nizar Wahbeh YAZAJI (a.k.a. Nizar Wehbe Yazigi) (نزار وهبه يازجي) Date of birth: 1961; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: male Former Minister of Health. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 21.10.2014 180. Ahmad AL‐QADRI (أحمد القادري) Date of birth: 1956; Gender: male Former Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 24.6.2014 190. Hussein ARNOUS (a.k.a. Arnus) (حسين عرنوس) Date of birth: 1953; Place of birth: Idleb, Syria; Gender: male Prime Minister. Appointed in August 2020. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 24.6.2014 217. Atef NADDAF ( ) Date of birth: 1956; Place of birth: Damascus countryside, Syria; Gender: male Former Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 218. Hussein MAKHLOUF (a.k.a. Makhluf) ( ) Date of birth: 1964; Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria; Gender: male Minister of local Administration and environment. Former Governor of Damascus Governorate. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. Cousin of Rami Makhlouf. 14.11.2016 220. Ali GHANEM ( ) Date of birth: 1963; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: male Former Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 222. Mohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) AL-AHMED (a.k.a. al-Ahmad) ( ) Date of birth: 1961; Place of birth: Lattakia, Syria; Gender: male Former Culture Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 223. Ali HAMOUD (a.k.a. Hammoud) ( ) Date of birth: 1964; Place of birth: Tartus, Syria; Gender: male Former Transport Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 224. Mohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) KHARBOUTLI ( ) Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: male Former Electricity Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 225. Maamoun (a.k.a. Ma’moun) HAMDAN ( ) Date of birth: 1958; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: male Former Finance Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 229. Abdullah ( ) Date of birth: 1956; Gender: male Former State Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 230. Salwa ABDULLAH ( ) Date of birth: 1953; Place of birth: Quneitra, Syria; Gender: female Minister of social affairs and labour. Appointed in August 2020. Former State Minister. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 231. Rafe’a Abu SA’AD (a.k.a. Saad) ( ) Date of birth: 1954; Place of birth: Habran village, Sweida province, Syria; Gender: male Former State Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 14.11.2016 239. Hisham Mohammad Mamdouh AL‐SHA’AR (هشام محمد ممدوح الشعار) Date of birth: 1958; Place of birth: Damascus, Syria; Gender: male Former Justice Minister. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 30.5.2017 277. Imad Muwaffaq AL-AZAB (عماد موفق العزب) Date of birth: 1970; Place of birth: Damascus Countryside, Syria; Gender: male Former Minister of Education. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 4.3.2019 281. Mohammad Maen Zein Jazba AL-ABIDIN (a.k.a. Mohammad Maen Zein Jazba Al-Abidin) (محمد معن زين العابدين) Date of birth: 1962; Place of birth: Aleppo, Syria; Gender: male Former Minister of Industry. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. 4.3.2019’
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