Last Updated: October 17, 2026
Last Updated: October 17, 2026
Rafe'a Abu Sa'ad
Aliases
رافع أبو سعد
Saad
Date of birth
1954
Place of birth
Habran Village, Sweida Province, Syrian Arab Republic
Sex
Male
Other sanctions regimes
EU
Official reason
Former State Minister 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
2016-12-09
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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