Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ali Abdullah AYYUB
Aliases
Ali Abdallah AYYUB; Ali Abdallah Ayob; Ali Abdallah Ayoub; Ali Abdallah Ayub; Ali Abdallah Ayyoub; Ali Abdullah Ayob; Ali Abdullah Ayoub; Ali Abdullah Ayub; Ali Abdullah Ayyoub; علي عبدالله أيوب
Position
Former Vice President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of Defence. Appointed in January 2018.\nOfficer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces.
DoB
1952-04-28
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:L_202401517
Official reason
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 Syr...
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2011-11-14)
Date of listing
2024-05-27
Program information
Authority
EU
Program
Restrictive measures against Syria
Regime
EU country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission
Sanctions Portfolio
- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex I of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP.
Official Information
On 27 May 2013, the Council of the EU adopted conclusions in which it condemned the violence and the continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights in Syria, the massacres committed by the Syrian armed forces and its militias, all instances of hostage taking of peacekeepers, and the atrocities committed by the Syrian regime. I...
Program URL
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02013D0255-20230720