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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]
Other nameHussein Makhlouf Makhlouf · Hussein Makhluf · Hüseyin Cemil Mahluf · Makhluf · حسين مخلوف[sources]
Birth date[sources]
Place of birthLatakia · Lattakia · Lattakia Syria · Lattakia, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Lattakia, Syria; · 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) · 3 more...[sources]
Source linkeur-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,

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,680

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

Switzerland · SECO

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,112

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories375,836

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,049

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,629

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

United Kingdom · CoH

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,039

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

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

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

French National Asset Freezing System5,796

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

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,742

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

Monaco · Monaco

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,826

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

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

Belgium · FOD

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,533

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

European Union · Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,876

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

External databases

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

Wikidata349,338

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

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions546,569

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


Source data IDs: eu-fsf-eu-3822-40 · fr-ga-2143 · gb-coh-kqnbwn7hkgf6sib6rrobgcdfgxg · gb-fcdo-syr0096 · ca-sema-syria-2-201 · gb-hmt-13397 · eu-oj-9360fa78555b347b304f741e5752c10baf74dcb2 · us-cia-syria-hussein-makhlouf-minister-of-water-resources · mc-freezes-150d8c44683df3d5c9c1f636069fa1cc310b18cb · ca-sema-2-201-sy-hussein-makhlouf · NK-Qx2oNG8MFCu8fV6DAczDJR · ca-sema-ee1b8ce950c44dfd14619524feb550e4cdb0955d · eu-tb-logical-110107 · ch-seco-35628 · NK-EdgWAdP85dA7GyGQidRiy9

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