Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Rustum GHAZALIde-listed
Position
Chief of Syrian Military Intelligence for Lebanon
Nationality
Syria
DoB
circa 1949
Address
Syria
Official reason
Ghazali assumed command of Syrian Military Intelligence in Lebanon after replacing Ghazi Kanaan, his mentor, in late 2002. U.S. Government information reports that Ghazali was the implementing agent of Syrian policies in Lebanon until Syria's withdrawal from Lebanon in April 2005. During his command, Ghazali directed and significantly contributed...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/js2617
Date of listing
2005-06-30
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Executive Order 13338; Executive Order 13399; Executive Order 13460; Executive Order 13572; Executive Order 13573; Executive Order 13582
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1571 The United States has sanctioned the Syrian government, including the Central Bank of Syria, senior Syrian government officials, and individuals and entities supporting the Assad regime and/or responsible for human rights abuses in Syria, in order to reinforce the President’s call that Bashar al-Assad s...
Official Information
On May 11, 2004, the President issued E.O. 13338, declaring a national emergency to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the actions of the Government of Syria in supporting terrorism, continuing its occupation of Lebanon, pursuing weapons of mass destruct...
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://ofac.treasury.gov/sanctions-programs-and-country-information/syria-sanctions