Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Munir ADANOV
Aliases
Mounir ADANOV; Mouneer ADANOV; Monir ADANOV; Moneer ADANOV; Muneer ADANOV; Adanof; Adnuf; منير ادنوف
Position
Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training, Syrian Army during the former al-Assad regime
DoB
N/A
Linked to
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ:L_202501094
Official reason
Officer of the rank of Lieutenant General and Deputy Chief of General Staff, Operations and Training for the Syrian Army in post after May 2011. In his position as Deputy Chief of General Staff he was directly involved in repression of and violence against the civilian population in Syria.
Other Information
(Date of UN designation: 2011-08-23)\n(Corrigendum 2025/1094 (OJ L202501094) [corr. 27/06/2025-1])
Date of listing
2025-05-28
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