Statements: Wassim Anouar al-Qattan

Canonical ID: Q113397519 · Entity type: Person (reference)

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Person:birthDate1976-06-20ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:createdAt2020-02-27ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
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Person:modifiedAt2025-06-20ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:nameWaseem Al-Kattanch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:nationalitysych_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:notesLeading businessperson operating in Syria benefitting from and supporting the former al-Assad regime. Owner of multiple businesses and holding companies with interests and activities in various economic sectors such as real estate, the luxury hotel industry and commercial centres. Waseem al-Kattan rose rapidly as a leading businessperson by imposing taxes on goods smuggled into Eastern Ghouta under siege, and is now involved in aggressive forms of clientelism to the benefit of the former al-Assad regime. Waseem al-Kattan benefits financially from favoured access to public tenders as well as to licences and contracts awarded by government agencies as a result of his close ties to the former al-Assad regime. In 2020, al-Kattan was elected member of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce. In November 2021, al-Kattan was appointed secretary of the Federation of Syrian chambers of commerce by the Syrian Government, despite having lost elections. In 2022, al-Kattan was appointed Chairman of the Syrian-Omani Business Council.ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:notesSyrian National ID Number: 10090110187ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:notesRelatives/business associates/entities or partners/links: Larosa Furniture/Furnishing; Jasmine Fields Company Ltd.; Muruj Cham (Murooj al-Cham) Investment and Tourism Group; Adam and Investment LLC; Universal Market Company LLC; Treasurer of the Federation of Syrian Chambers of Commercech_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:notesPosition: President of Damascus Countryside (Rural) Province Chamber of Commercech_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:programIdSECO-SYRIAch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
Person:topicssanctionch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-41309
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