Iyad Makhlouf
Appearance
Iyad Makhlouf | |
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إياد مخلوف | |
Captain in General Security Directorate | |
President | Bashar al-Assad |
Personal details | |
Born | Damascus, Syria | 21 January 1973
Political party | Ba'ath Party |
Relations | Hafez Makhlouf (brother) Rami Makhlouf (brother) Ihab Makhlouf (twin brother) Anisa Makhlouf (aunt) Bashar al Assad (cousin) Atef Najib (cousin) |
Parent(s) | Mohammed Makhlouf Ghada Adib Mhanna |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Syria |
Branch/service | Syrian Arab Army |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Military Intelligence |
Iyad Makhlouf (Arabic: إياد مخلوف; born 21 January 1973), also known as Eyad Makhlouf, is a major in the Syrian General Intelligence Directorate, a brother of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf and maternal cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[1]
He is sanctioned by the European Union,[2] US Treasury,[3] and UK Treasury[4] for violence against the civilian population during the Syrian uprisings, and for helping Rami Makhlouf or the Syrian government evade sanctions.[3]
References
- ^ Obermayer, Bastian (2017). The Panama papers : breaking the story of how the rich and powerful hide their money. Frederik Obermaier (Revised ed.). London. ISBN 978-1-78607-070-8. OCLC 1008629983.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Syria: Assad, his cousins and a Moscow skyscraper". Financial Times. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ a b "U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrians, entities linked to government". Reuters. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ "Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, HM Treasury. Financial Sanctions Notice, Syria" (PDF). 19 May 2022.
Categories:
- Living people
- 1973 births
- Assad family
- People named in the Panama Papers
- Syrian individuals subject to U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctions
- Syrian individuals subject to the European Union sanctions
- Syrian individuals subject to United Kingdom sanctions
- Sanctioned due to Syrian civil war
- Syrian people stubs