Last Updated: October 21, 2026
Last Updated: October 21, 2026
Jihad Barakat
Aliases
جهاد بركات
Nationality
Syrian Arab Republic
Date of birth
1964-03-04
Place of birth
Qardahah, Syrian Arab Republic
Sex
Male
Other sanctions regimes
EU
Official reason
Jihad Barakat is, through marriage, associated with the Assad family. He is also leader of a regime-affiliated militia and continues to hold different military and intelligence functions for the former al-Assad regime.
Sender
CH
Additional info
article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7
Date of listing
2023-05-05
Program information
Authority
CH
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.
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