Last Updated: October 13, 2026

Burhan Qadour Brigadier General

Aliases

برهان قدور Brigadier General

Qaddour

Qaddur

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Former Head of Branch 291 (Damascus) of the army’s intelligence service under the former al-Assad regime. Responsible for the torture of opponents in custody.

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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