Brother of Bashar al-Assad; member of the Syrian armed forces with the rank of colonel, holding office after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former brigade commander of the Army’s 4th Armoured Division.
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Brother of Bashar al-Assad; member of the Syrian armed forces with the rank of colonel, holding office after May 2011; Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former brigade commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 08.12.1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syria |
| NATIONALITY | Syria |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |
| FULL NAME | Maher AL-ASSAD |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Maher |
| ALIASES | |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | Bashar AL-ASSAD Duraid Rifaat AL-ASSAD Rifaat AL-ASSAD Soumer AL-ASSAD Siwar AL-ASSAD |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO BANK ACCOUNTS | |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS IMPOSED | Swiss Foreign Illicit Assets Act: https://res.cloudinary.com/adminch/image/private/s--WvlzE9uD--/v1741578307/Bundespublikationen/as2025-044-00157d.pdf |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 07.03.2025 |