Last Updated: October 13, 2026
Last Updated: October 13, 2026
Kamal Cheikha
De-listedAliases
al-Sheikha
Date of birth
1961
Place of birth
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Sex
Male
Other sanctions regimes
EU
Official reason
Former Minister of Water Resources in power after May 2011 (appointed 27.8.2014) under the former al-Assad regime. As a former Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression of the civilian population.
Sender
CH
Additional info
article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7
Date of listing
2014-12-17
Date of Delisting
2026-10-13
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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