Last Updated: October 17, 2026

Ali Wanus

Aliases

علي وانوس

Wannous

Position

Major General

Date of birth

1964-02-05

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Holds the rank of Major General under the former al-Assad regime, in post after May 2011. As a senior military officer, he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population and involved in the storage and deployment of chemical weapons. He is also associated with the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Centre, a listed entity.

Sender

Additional info

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

Other Information

Rank: Major General; Related to Centre d’études et de recherches syrien (CERS) (SSID 200-12445)

Date of listing

2017-08-03

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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