Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Maher AL-ASSADde-listed
Aliases
Maher ASSAD; Mahar ASSAD; Mahir AL-ASAD
Position
Major General; Commander of the Syrian Army's 4th Armored Division
Nationality
Syria
DoB
08 Dec 1967
Address
Damascus, Syria
Reg. ID
4138, Diplomatic Passport
Official reason
Maher al-Assad is the head of the notorious U.S.-designated Fourth Division of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). He is also the brother of Syrian President al-Assad, who was designated in 2011 pursuant to E.O. 13573 for his leading role in the escalation of violence by the GoS against its population. Maher al-Assad and the Fourth Division are known to ru...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1369
Date of listing
2011-04-29
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13894 of October 14, 2019 Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to the Situation in Syria
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Official Information
On October 14, 2019, by Executive Order 13894, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in and in relation to Syria. ...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/06/05/2020-12200/syria-related-sanctions-regulations