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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-730/annex/division-I/division-A",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2014/730",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision 2014/730/CFSP of 20 October 2014 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2014-730",
  "path": "annex/division/I/division/A",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "Persons",
  "text": "Name\nIdentifying information\nReasons\nDate of listing\n1.\nHoumam Jaza'iri\n(a.k.a. Humam al-Jazaeri)\nDate of birth: 1977\nMinister of Economy and Foreign Trade since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n2.\nMohamad Amer Mardini\n(a.k.a. Mohammad Amer Mardini)\nDate of birth: 1959.\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister of Higher Education since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n3.\nMohamad Ghazi Jalali\n(a.k.a. Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali)\nDate of birth: 1969\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister of Communications and Technology since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n4.\nKamal Cheikha\n(a.k.a. Kamal al-Sheikha)\nDate of birth: 1961.\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister of Water Resources since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n5.\nHassan Nouri\n(a.k.a. Hassan al-Nouri)\nDate of birth: 9.2.1960\nMinister of Administrative Development since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n6.\nMohammad Walid Ghazal\nDate of birth: 1951.\nPlace of birth: Aleppo.\nMinister of Housing and Urban Development since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n7.\nKhalaf Souleymane Abdallah\n(a.k.a. Khalaf Sleiman al-Abdullah)\nDate of birth: 1960.\nPlace of birth: Deir Ezzor\nMinister of Labour since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n8.\nNizar Wahbeh Yazaji\n(a.k.a. Nizar Wehbe Yazigi)\nDate of birth: 1961\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister of Health since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n9.\nHassan Safiyeh\n(a.k.a. Hassan Safiye)\nDate of birth: 1949\nPlace of birth: Latakia\nMinister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n10.\nIssam Khalil\nDate of birth: 1965\nPlace of birth: Banias\nMinister of Culture since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n11.\nMohammad Mouti' Mouayyad\n(a.k.a. Mohammad Muti'a Moayyad)\nDate of birth: 1968\nPlace of birth: Ariha (Idlib)\nState Minister since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n12.\nGhazwan Kheir Bek\n(a.k.a. Ghazqan Kheir Bek)\nDate of birth: 1961.\nPlace of birth: Latakia\nMinister of transport since 27.8.2014. As Government Minister shares responsibility for the regime's violent repression against the civilian population.\n21.10.2014\n13.\nMajor General Ghassan Ahmed Ghannan\n(a.k.a. Major General Ghassan Ghannan, a.k.a. Brigadier General Ghassan Ahmad Ghanem)\nAs commander of the 155 Missile Brigade, he is supporting the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population. Responsible for firing at least 25 Scud Missiles at various civilian sites between January and March 2013. Associated with Maher al-Assad.\n21.10.2014\n14.\nColonel Mohammed Bilal\n(a.k.a. Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Bilal)\nAs a senior officer in the Air Force Intelligence Service of Syria, he supports the Syrian regime and he is responsible for the violent repression against the civilian population. He is also associated with the listed Scientific Studies Research Centre (SSRC).\n21.10.2014\n15.\nMohamed Farahat\n(a.k.a. Muhammad Farahat)\nVice-President of Finance and Administration at Tri-Ocean Energy, which has been listed by the Council for benefiting from and supporting the Syrian regime, he is therefore associated with a listed entity.\nIn view of his senior position in Tri-Ocean Energy, he is responsible for the activities of the entity in supplying oil to the regime.\n21.10.2014\n16.\nAbdelhamid Khamis Abdullah\n(a.k.a. Abdulhamid Khamis Abdullah\na.k.a. Hamid Khamis\na.k.a Abdelhamid Khamis Ahmad Adballa)\nChairman of Overseas Petroleum Trading Company (OPT) which has been listed by the Council for benefiting from and supporting the Syrian regime. He coordinated shipments of oil to the Syrian regime with listed Syrian state oil company Sytrol. Therefore, he is benefitting from and providing support to the Syrian regime.\nIn view of his position as the most senior person in the entity he is responsible for its activities\n21.10.2014",
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