Person

Ghassan Abbas

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

• Syria (Assad Era)

Listing Status by Jurisdiction

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

Entries on Each List

All 4 entries tie through OpenSanctions entity NK-WjTgBcZSBdNxQmuh3Z7n5A plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.

• United States

  Ghassan ABBAS

  Reference

  OFAC entry 20940

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  NPWMD

  Identifiers on the entry

  Date of birth 1960-03-10

  Match basis

  • Same name and date of birth (1960-03-10) (with EU entry EU.3495.82)

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

• United Kingdom

  Ghassan Abbas

  Reference

  SYR0052

  Listing date

  December 31, 2020

  Program or regime as stated

  The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

  Identifiers on the entry

  Date of birth 1960-03-10

  Match basis

  • Same name and date of birth (1960-03-10) (with EU entry EU.3495.82)

  Source

  UK Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• European Union

  Ghassan ABBAS

  Reference

  EU.3495.82

  Listing date

  March 7, 2015

  Program or regime as stated

  SYR

  Identifiers on the entry

  Date of birth 1960-03-10
  Regulations 2020/716 (OJ L168)

  Match basis

  • Same name and date of birth (1960-03-10) (with UK entry SYR0052)

  Source

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

• Canada

  Ghassan Abbas

  Reference

  SEMA Syria regulations, Schedule Part 2, item 218

  Listing date

  April 20, 2017

  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; The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Names and Aliases on the Lists (2)

• Ghassan ABBAS
• Ghassan Abbas

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Ghassan Abbas," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-20940/.