Entity

Political Security Directorate [Syria]

Listed by European Union and Canada. No matched entry on the United States, UN Security Council and United Kingdom lists. Lists as published through October 13, 2026.

• Syria (Assad Era)

Listing Status by Jurisdiction

• US No matched entry
• UN No matched entry
• EU Listed
• UK No matched entry
• CA Listed

Entries on Each List

All 2 entries tie through OpenSanctions entity NK-VtXYfisUqzv8KWbGn5qTqv plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.

• European Union

  Political Security Directorate [Syria]

  Reference

  EU.2628.93

  Listing date

  Not stated on the entry; earliest regulation cited was published May 29, 2020

  Program or regime as stated

  SYR

  Identifiers on the entry

  Regulations 2020/716 (OJ L168)

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  EU Consolidated Financial Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• Canada

  Political Security Directorate

  Reference

  SEMA Syria regulations, Schedule Part 1, item 3

  Listing date

  May 24, 2011

  Program or regime as stated

  Syria

  Match basis

  OpenSanctions entity stated above

  Source

  Canada SEMA Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List, file of October 13, 2026

Program Assignment

• Syria (Assad Era): list program EU SYR; SEMA Syria

Names and Aliases on the Lists (23)

• Dirección de Seguridad política [Siria]
• Directoraat politieke veiligheid [Syrië]
• Directorat de la sécurité politique [Syrie]
• Direcção de Segurança Política [Síria]
• Direcția de securitate politică [Siria]
• Direktorat Politische Sicherheit [Syrien]
• Direktorat za politično varnost [Sirija]
• Direktoratet for politisk sikkerhed [Syrien]
• Direktoratet för statens säkerhet [Syrien]
• Direttorat tal-politika ta' sigurtà [Sirja]
• Direzione della sicurezza politica [Siria]
• Dyrekcja bezpieczeństwa politycznego [Syria]
• Poliitilise julgeoleku direktoraat [Süüria]
• poliittisen turvallisuuden pääosasto [Syyria]
• Political Security Directorate
• Political Security Directorate [Syria]
• Politikai Biztonsági Igazgatóság [szíria]
• Politinio saugumo direktoratas [Sirija]
• Politiskās drošības direktorāts [Sīrija]
• Riaditeľstvo pre politickú bezpečnosť [Sýria]
• ředitelství pro bezpečnostní politiku [Sýrie]
• Διεύθυνση πολιτικής ασφάλειας [Συρία]
• Дирекция за политическа сигурност [Сирия]

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Political Security Directorate [Syria]," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/eu-6510/.