Uncle of Bashar al-Assad; father of Siwar al-Assad, Duraid Rifaat al-Assad, and Soumer al-Assad; brother of Hafez al-Assad; former Vice President of Syria.
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Uncle of Bashar al-Assad; father of Siwar al-Assad, Duraid Rifaat al-Assad, and Soumer al-Assad; brother of Hafez al-Assad; former Vice President of Syria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 22.08.1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syria |
| NATIONALITY | Syria |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |
| FULL NAME | Rifaat AL-ASSAD |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Rifaat |
| ALIASES | |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | Bashar AL-ASSAD Duraid 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 |