| Type | Organization | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Damascus Cham Holding · Damascus Cham Holding Company · Damascus Cham Private Joint Stock Company · القابضة الشام دمشق | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Damascus Cham Holding Company · Damascus Cham Private Joint Stock Company · القابضة الشام دمشق · القابضةالشامدمشق | [sources] | |||
| Legal form | Real Estate · entreprise publique de droit privé | [sources] | |||
| Country | not available | [sources] | |||
| Summary | Real Estate | [sources] | |||
| Status | not available | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
(Date of UN designation: 2020-02-17)
Name of Director/Management: Adel Anwar al-Olabi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Governor of Damascus (designated by the Council)
Ultimate beneficial owner: Governorate of Damascus
Type of entity: public-owned company under private law
Damascus Cham Holding Company was established by the former al-Assad regime as the investment arm of the Governorate of Damascus in order to manage the properties of the Governorate of Damascus and implement the Marota City project, a luxurious real estate project based on expropriated land under Decree No 66 and Law No 10 in particular. By managing the implementation of Marota City, Damascus Cham Holding (whose Chairman is the Governor of Damascus) supports and benefits from the former al-Assad regime and provides benefits to businesspeople with close ties to the former al-Assad regime who have struck lucrative deals with this entity through public-private partnerships.
Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Rami Makhlouf (designated by the Council); Samer Foz (designated by the Council); Mazen Tarazi (designated by the Council); Talas Group, owned by businessman Anas Talas (designated by the Council); Khaled al-Zubaidi (designated by the Council).
Business sector: real estate development
Type of entity: public-owned company under private law. Business sector: real estate development (manages the implementation of the Marota City project). Name of Director/Management: Adel Anwar al-Olabi, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Governor of Damascus (designated by the Council of the EU); Ultimate beneficial owner: Governorate of Damascus.
Secteur d’activité: promotion immobilière - Nom du directeur/direction: Adel Anwar al-Olabi, président du conseil d’administration et gouverneur de Damas (désigné par le Conseil) - Bénéficiaire effectif ultime: gouvernorat de Damas - Parents/associés/entités ou partenaires d’affaires/liens: Rami Makhlouf (désigné par le Conseil); Samer Foz (désigné par le Conseil); Mazen Tarazi (désigné par le Conseil); Talas Group, propriété de l’homme d’affaires Anas Talas (désigné par le Conseil); Khaled Al-Zubaidi (désigné par le Conseil) - Damascus Cham Holding Company a été créée par l’ancien régime d’al-Assad comme l’émanation du gouvernorat de Damas pour les investissements, chargée de gérer les biens du gouvernorat de Damas et de réaliser le projet Marota City, un projet immobilier de luxe fondé sur des terrains expropriés en vertu du décret no 66 et de la loi no 10 en particulier. En gérant la réalisation du projet Marota City, Damascus Cham Holding (dont le président est le gouverneur de Damas) soutient l’ancien régime d’al-Assad et en tire profit et apporte des avantages à des hommes ou femmes d’affaires ayant des liens étroits avec l’ancien régime d’al-Assad qui ont conclu des accords lucratifs avec cette entité dans le cadre de partenariats public-privé.
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Public-owned company under private law. Names of Director(s)/Management: Adel Anwar AL-OLABI, Chairman of the board of Directors and governor of Damascus. Ultimate beneficial owner(s): Governorate of Damascus. Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links Mazen Tarazi (EU-designated); businessman Anas Talas (EU-designated); Khaled Al-Zubaidi and Nader Qalei (both EU-designated) Talas Group. The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Public-owned company under private law.Names of Director(s)/Management: Adel Anwar AL-OLABI, Chairman of the board of Directors and governor of Damascus. Ultimate beneficial owner(s): Governorate of Damascus. Relatives/business associates/entities or partners/links Mazen Tarazi (EU-designated); businessman Anas Talas (EU-designated); Khaled Al-Zubaidi and Nader Qalei (both EU-designated) Talas Group, owned by
Type d’entité: entreprise publique de droit privé Secteur d’activité: promotion immobilière Nom du directeur/direction: Adel Anwar al-Olabi, président du conseil d’administration et gouverneur de Damas (désigné par le Conseil) Bénéficiaire effectif ultime: gouvernorat de Damas Parents/associés/entités ou partenaires d’affaires/liens: Rami Makhlouf (désigné par le Conseil); Samer Foz (désigné par le Conseil); Mazen Tarazi (désigné par le Conseil); Talas Group, propriété de l’homme d’affaires Anas Talas (désigné par le Conseil); Khaled Al-Zubaidi (désigné par le Conseil)
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | - | |||
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| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Adil Anwar al-Olabi Sanctioned entity | Chairman of Damascus Cham Holding Company (DCHC) | - | - | |
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Khaled Al-Zubaidi Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - | |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to Syria | - |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria | - | - |
| Rami Makhlouf Disqualified · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity |
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| Adil Anwar al-Olabi Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - |
| Anas Tuls Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - |
| Mazen Al-Tarazi Disqualified · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - |
| Samer Foz Disqualified · Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | related-to | - | - |