Person

Firas Ahmad

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-EmmA5W8ca6kVpRCorBWyUi plus an exact name or alias. Any further match basis is shown on the entry.

• United States

  Firas AHMAD

  Reference

  OFAC entry 20945

  Listing date

  Not stated in the SDN list file

  Program or regime as stated

  NPWMD

  Identifiers on the entry

  Date of birth 1967-01-21

  Match basis

  • Same name and date of birth (1967-01-21) (with EU entry EU.4942.90)

  Source

  OFAC SDN List, file of October 13, 2026

• United Kingdom

  Firas Ahmed

  Reference

  CHW0001

  Listing date

  December 31, 2020

  Program or regime as stated

  The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

  Identifiers on the entry

  Date of birth 1967-01-21

  Match basis

  • Same name and date of birth (1967-01-21) (with EU entry EU.4942.90)

  Source

  UK Sanctions List, file of October 12, 2026

• European Union

  Firas Ahmad

  Reference

  EU.4942.90

  Listing date

  Not stated on the entry; earliest regulation cited was published January 21, 2019

  Program or regime as stated

  CHEM

  Identifiers on the entry

  Date of birth 1967-01-21
  Regulations 2019/84 (OJ L18 I)

  Match basis

  • Same name and date of birth (1967-01-21) (with UK entry CHW0001)

  Source

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

• Canada

  Firas Ahmad

  Reference

  SEMA Syria regulations, Schedule Part 2, item 219

  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 SEMA Syria

Names and Aliases on the Lists (6)

• Ahmad
• Firas AHMAD
• Firas Ahmad
• Firas AHMED
• Firas Ahmed
• فراس أحمد

Cite: Middle East Forum, "Firas Ahmad," Sanctions Comparator, accessed October 13, 2026, https://sanctions.meforum.org/e/us-20945/.