Individual

Last Updated: October 17, 2026

Samir Joumaa

Aliases

سمير جمعة

Abou Sami

Sameer

Jumaa

Jum'a

Joum'a

Date of birth

1962-03-08

Sex

Male

Other sanctions regimes

EU

Official reason

For almost 20 years he has been head of the office of Mohammad Nassif Kheir Bek, one of the main security advisers of former President Bashar al-Assad (and officially deputy to the Vice President, Farouk al-Sharaa). Samir Joumaa’s closeness to former President Bashar al-Assad and Mohammed Nassif Kheir Bek means that he is implicated in the policy of repression conducted by the former al-Assad regime against its opponents.

Sender

CH

Additional info

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

Other Information

Related to Bashar Al-Assad (SSID 200-11614)

Program information

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.

Program URL

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