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Hussein Makhlouf

Politician · Sanctioned entity

Hussein Makhlouf is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Husajn Machluf · Hussein MAKHLOUF · Hussein MAKHLUF · Hussein Makhlouf · حسين جميل مخلوف · 1 more...				[sources]
Other name	Hussein Jamil Makhlouf · Hussein Makhluf · Makhluf · حسين مخلوف				[sources]
Birth date	1964				[sources]
Place of birth	Latakia · Lattakia · Lattakia Syria · Lattakia, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · Lattakia, Syrian Arab Republic · 1 more...				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Syria				[sources]
Country	Syria				[sources]
Country of birth	Syria				[sources]
First name	Hussein · حسين				[sources]
Last name	MAKHLOUF · Makhlouf · Makhluf · مخلوف				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q60455444				[sources]
Position	Ancien gouverneur du gouvernorat de Damas · Governor of Rif Dimashq Governorate (2011-2016) · Minister of Local Administration and Environment · Minister of Local Administration and Environment (Syria) (2016-2023) · Minister of Water Resources · 2 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · www.cia.gov				[sources]
Created at	2016-12-09				[sources]
Modified on	2024-01-17				[sources]
Last changed	2024-05-09	Last checked	2024-05-28	First seen	2022-07-15

Descriptions

Minister of local Administration and environment. Former Governor of Damascus Governorate. As a Government Minister, shares responsibility for the Syrian regime’s violent repression of the civilian population. Cousin of Rami Makhlouf.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

En tant que ministre du gouvernement, il partage la responsabilité de la répression violente exercée par le régime syrien contre la population civile - cousin de Rami Makhlouf.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

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

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

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, 2023-04-20

Syrian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Rami Makhlouf	related-to	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Water Resources	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2016/1984 du 14/11/2016 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2017/907 du 29/05/2017 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2019/798 du 17/05/2019 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2020/1505 du 16/10/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · 1 more...	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2016-12-09	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) · UK	The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-10-16	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-10-16	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Syria	2020	-
Global Affairs Canada	Syria / Syrie	-	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-

Data sources

CIA World Leaders11,110

An index of most national-level cabinet members in world governments that is publicly maintained by the CIA.

United States · Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

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

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,321

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

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,929

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

French Freezing of Assets6,298

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 · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,061

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

European Union · European External Action Service

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,257

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/Embargoes8,008

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

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,430

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

External databases

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Wikidata226,506

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

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

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