Last Updated: October 17, 2026
Last Updated: October 17, 2026
Ahmad Sheik Abdul-Qader
Aliases
أحمد الشيخ عبد القادر
Abdul Qadir
Abdulquader
al-Sheik
Sex
Male
Other sanctions regimes
EU
Official reason
Former Governor of Quneitra, associated with and appointed by former President Bashar al-Assad. Previously Governor of Latakia. Supports and benefits from the former al-Assad regime, including by public support for the Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia.
Sender
CH
Additional info
article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7
Other Information
Related to Bashar Al-Assad (SSID 200-11614)
Date of listing
2016-11-08
Program information
Authority
CH
Program
Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7)
Regime
Switzerland country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Asset freeze, Travel ban
Official Information
Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.
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