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Hussein Makhlouf

Disqualified · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameHusajn Machluf · Hussein Makhlouf · Hussein Makhluf · Hüseyin Mahluf · حسين مخلوف · 1 more...[sources]
AliasHussein Makhlouf Makhlouf · Hussein Makhluf · Hüseyin Cemil Mahluf · Makhluf · حسين مخلوف[sources]
Weak aliasHussein Makhluf[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthLatakia · Lattakia · Lattakia, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Lattakia, Syria; · Lattakia, Syrian Arab Republic · 3 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
ClassificationNational government (past)[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameHussein · حسين[sources]
Last nameMakhlouf · Makhluf · مخلوف[sources]
Wikidata IDQ60455444[sources]
PositionAncien gouverneur du gouvernorat de Damas · Ancien ministre de l'administration locale et de l'environnement · Governor of Rif Dimashq Governorate (2011-2016) · Minister of Local Administration and Environment · Minister of Local Administration and Environment (Syria) (2016-2023) · 4 more...[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr[sources]
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Descriptions

Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

(Date of UN designation: 2016-11-14)

Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Minister of Water Resources under the former al-Assad regime since December 2023. Former Minister of local Administration and environment. Former Governor of Damascus Governorate. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the former al-Assad regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

Ministre des ressources hydrauliques sous l’ancien régime d’al-Assad depuis décembre 2023. Ancien ministre de l’administration locale et de l’environnement. Ancien gouverneur du gouvernorat de Damas. En tant que ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par l’ancien régime d’al-Assad contre la population civile. Cousin de Rami Makhlouf.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

Cousin to Rami Makhlouf (listed 9 May 2011) and relative of President Bashar al Asad (listed 23 May 2011) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Cousin to Rami Makhlouf (listed 9 May 2011) and relative of President Bashar al Asad (listed 23 May 2011)

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Syrian politician

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,921

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,631

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,232

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,839

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,084

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,184

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

Belgian Financial Sanctions7,464

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

French National Asset Freezing System5,892

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,488

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,329

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,810

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,162

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,375

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata355,577

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,384

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


Source data IDs: mc-freezes-150d8c44683df3d5c9c1f636069fa1cc310b18cb · be-fod-a78917e8a37980ad9911cc2977f0e38541e8701f · us-cia-syria-hussein-makhlouf-minister-of-water-resources · eu-fsf-eu-3822-40 · gb-hmt-13397 · eu-tb-logical-110107 · fr-ga-2143 · ch-seco-35628 · gb-fcdo-syr0096 · eu-oj-9360fa78555b347b304f741e5752c10baf74dcb2 · ca-sema-ee1b8ce950c44dfd14619524feb550e4cdb0955d · gb-coh-kqnbwn7hkgf6sib6rrobgcdfgxg

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