Last Updated: October 20, 2026

Ali Abdullah Ayyub

Aliases

علي عبدالله أيوب

Abdallah

Ayyoub

Ayub

Ayoub

Ayob

Date of birth

1952-04-28

Place of birth

Lattakia, Syrian Arab Republic

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Former Vice President of the Council of Ministers and former Minister of Defence under the former al-Assad regime. Officer of the rank of General in the Syrian Army, in post after May 2011 under the former al-Assad regime. Former Chief of General Staff of the Syrian Armed Forces. Person supporting the former al-Assad regime and responsible for repression of and violence against the civilian population in Syria.

Sender

Additional info

article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7

Program information

Authority

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.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/394/de

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