Last Updated: January 15, 2025

Kheir Eddib Asayed

Aliases

Kheir Eddin al-Sayyed; Khaireddin al-Sayyed; Khairuddin as-Sayyed; Kheredden al-Sayyed; Mohamed Khair al-Sayyed; Khayr al-Din Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed; Khayr al-Din AL-SAYYED; خير الدين السيد

Position

Former Governor of Idlib, associated with and appointed by President Bashar al‐Assad

Linked to

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020R0716&from=EN

Official reason

Former Governor of Idlib, associated with and appointed by President Bashar al-Assad. Benefits from and supports the Syrian regime, including by providing support for Syrian Armed Forces and pro-regime militia. Associated with the regime’s Minister of Awqaf, Dr. Mohammad Abdul-Sattar al-Sayyed, who is his brother.

Other Information

(Designation details: 28.10.2016)

Date of listing

2020-05-29

Program information

Authority

EU

Program

Restrictive measures against Syria

Regime

EU country specific

Target State

Syria

Measures

Asset freeze and prohibition to make funds available, Restrictions on admission

Sanctions Portfolio

- All assets of the listed persons and entities should be frozen. It is also prohibited to make any funds or assets directly or indirectly available to them. - Member States shall enforce travel restrictions on persons listed in the Annex I of Council Decision 2013/255/CFSP.

Official Information

On 27 May 2013, the Council of the EU adopted conclusions in which it condemned the violence and the continued widespread and systematic gross violations of human rights in Syria, the massacres committed by the Syrian armed forces and its militias, all instances of hostage taking of peacekeepers, and the atrocities committed by the Syrian regime. I...

Program URL

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A02013D0255-20230720