Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Walid Zughaib
Aliases
Walid Zgha'ib; Walid Zughayb; Walid Zughib
Position
Head of Institute 2000 of the SSRC
Nationality
Syria
Official reason
Walid Zughaib is the Director of Institute 2000, the division of the Scientific Studies and Research Centre (SSRC) responsible for mechanical development and production for Syria’s chemical weapons programme. As a result of his senior position within Institute 2000, he is also associated with the designated entity SSRC.
Other Information
Important employee at Scientific Studies and Research Centre (listed under both the Syria and Chemical Weapons sanctions regimes). Works under Amr Armanazi and Salam Tohme (both listed under the Syria sanctions regime). The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UK horizontal
Target State
Chemical Weapons
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Travel bans
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They put in place measures to ensure the UK can operate an effective sanctions regime in relation to the use and proliferation of chemical weapons. This sanctions regime is aimed at deterring the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. This in...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 5 of the Regulations.
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