Last Updated: October 13, 2026

Mayzar 'Abdu Sawan

Aliases

ميزار عبد الصوان

Meezar

Position

Major General

Date of birth

1954

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

Official reason

Holds the rank of Major General, a senior officer and Commander of the 20th Division of the Syrian Air Force under the former al-Assad regime, in post after May 2011. As a senior officer in the Syrian air force he is responsible for the violent repression of the civilian population including attacks against civilian areas by aircraft operating from airbases under the control of the 20th Division.

Sender

Additional info

article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7

Other Information

Rank: Major General

Date of listing

2017-08-03

Program information

Authority

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.

Program URL

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2012/394/de

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