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Is Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami Maddah on a sanctions list?

Q: Is Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami Maddah on a sanctions list?

Yes. Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami Maddah is currently indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always verify against the official primary source before taking action.

Yes. Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami Maddah appears on the UK Sanctions List maintained by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (UK). Listed on 12/31/2020.

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Remarks

Sectoral Vice President of the Economy and Minister of Petroleum, former Minister for National Industry. Reasonable grounds to suspect that as the former Vice President of Venezuela with oversight of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN) El-Aissami is involved in the commission of serious human rights violations carried out by the organisation, including arbitrary detention, politically motivated investigations, inhumane and degrading treatment, and torture. Reasonable grounds to suspect he is also involved in supporting and implementing policies and activities which undermine democracy and the rule of law, including the prohibition of public demonstrations, and heading President Maduro's “anti-coup command” which has targeted civil society and the democratic opposition. — Vice President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

What does inclusion on UK-HMT mean?

Inclusion on the UK Sanctions List, published by the FCDO and enforced by OFSI, means UK persons are required to freeze the listed party's assets and refrain from making funds or economic resources available, under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

This explainer is informational only, is not legal advice, and does not describe the full scope of any restriction. Always verify against the primary source and consult qualified counsel.

Frequently asked

Is Tareck Zaidan El-Aissami Maddah on a sanctions list?: Yes — indexed by Kleerance as appearing on the UK Sanctions List published by UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Always confirm against the primary source before acting.
How current is this record?: Kleerance re-checks the source every six hours. This page reflects the most recent ingested version of the list. The publishing authority's listing date on record is 12/31/2020.
Where can I verify this record?: Directly at the publishing authority: https://sanctionslist.fcdo.gov.uk/docs/UK-Sanctions-List.xml.