Last Updated: July 6, 2026

Bayan BITAR

Aliases

Bayan AL-BITAR

Position

Managing Director of the Organization for Technological Industries

Date of birth

1947-03-08

Address

PO Box 11037, Damascus, Syria

Function

Terrorist

Official reason

As part of today’s action, OFAC is designating Bayan Bitar, the Managing Director of OTI, for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, OTI. OTI is a subsidiary of the Syrian Ministry of Defense that assists in the production of chemical weapons.

Sender

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jl0701

Date of listing

2017-01-12

Program information

Authority

Program

Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 544

Regime

OFAC-horizontal

Target State

Non-Proliferation

Measures

Blocking Property

Official Information

On April 13, 2009, OFAC issued the Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 544 (74 FR 16771, April 13, 2009) (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13382 of June 28, 2005, “Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters” (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005)

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/02/16/2022-03361/weapons-of-mass-destruction-proliferators-sanctions-regulations

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