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Hafez Makhlouf

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TypePerson[sources]
NameHAFEZ MAKHLOUF · HAFIZ MAKHLUF · Hafez MAKHLOUF · Hafez Makhlouf · Hafez Makhluf · 15 more...[sources]
Other nameHAFEZ MAKHLOUF · HAFIZ MAKHLUF · Hafez · Hafez MAKHLOUF · Hafez Makhlouf · 11 more...[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthDamas · Damas : SYRIE · Damascus · Damascus Syria · Damascus, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC · 3 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
NationalitySyria[sources]
CountrySyria[sources]
CitizenshipSyria[sources]
Country of birthSyria[sources]
First nameHAFEZ · HAFIZ · Hafez · Hafez  · Hafiz · 2 more...[sources]
ID Number014637352[sources]
KeywordsIntelligence devices · Regular armed forces · أجهزة الاستخبارات · القوات المسلحة النظامية[sources]
Last nameMAKHLOUF · MAKHLUF · Machlúf · Makhlouf · Makhluf · 1 more...[sources]
Passport number014637352 · 2246[sources]
SummaryBashar al-Assad ’s cousin. Responsible for the security of Damascus and its countryside. · ابن خال بشار الأسد والمسؤول عن أمن دمشق وضواحيها[sources]
Wikidata IDQ2915170[sources]
PositionAncien colonel dirigeant l'unité de Damas au sein de la direction des renseignements généraux, en poste après mai 2011 · Ancien colonel dirigeant l’unité de Damas au sein de la direction des renseignements généraux · Colonel · Former Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Di­rectorate, Damascus Branch in post after May 2011. · Former Regional Head of the General Security Directorate · 3 more...[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Last known position: Head of a unit in the General Intelligence Directorate. Cousin of Syrian President Bashar AL-ASSAD and close associate of Maher AL-ASSAD. Passport No.: 2246

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Member of the Makhlouf family; Cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions,

Former Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch in post after May 2011. Member of the Makhlouf family; cousin of President Bashar al-Assad.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Member of the Makhlouf family; Cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF),

Member of the Makhlouf family; Cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad.

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans,

Ancien colonel dirigeant l’unité de Damas au sein de la direction des renseignements généraux, en poste après mai 2011. Membre de la famille Makhlouf, cousin du président Bashar al-Assad.

— French National Asset Freezing System,

Links to Rami Makhlouf, Bashar Asad

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Links to Rami Makhlouf, Bashar Asad

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets,

Hafez Makhlouf is a Brigadier General in the Syrian Intelligence, Syrian Military Intelligence, Syrian Air Force, and Syrian National Security Bureau. He oversees the security of Damascus and its countryside. The Syrian President relies on him for security affairs, as he -the President- entrusted him with investigating Imad Mughniyeh ’s assassination. Makhlouf was also assigned the responsibility of controlling the outrage of Saidnaya prisoners. Hafez Makhlouf is part of the regime ’s inner circle of commanders. He worked under Ali Mamlouk but had much more significant influence due to his cousinship with Bashar al-Assad. He was sanctioned by the US on 5 November 2007, the EU on 9 May 2011, and the UK on 10 May 2011.

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source,

عميد في الاستخبارات السورية والمخابرات العسكرية السورية والقوات الجوية السورية ومكتب الأمن الوطني السوري. ويتولى أمن دمشق وضواحيها يعتمد عليه الرئيس السوري في القضايا الأمنية حيث أوكله بالتحقيق في اغتيال عماد مغنية كما أسند إليه ملف احتواء غضب المساجين في سجن صيدنايا. أحد من يشكلون الدائرة الداخلية لمنظومة القيادة. كان يعمل تحت علي مملوك، ولكنه يتمتع بتأثير أكبر بكثير بحكم قرابته بابن خاله بشار الأسد. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأوروبية في 09/05/2011. فرضت عليه العقوبات الأمريكية في 05/11/2007. شملته العقوبات البريطانيه في 10/5/2011

— Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks non-official source,

Former Syrian intelligence officer and cousin of Bashar Assad

— Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

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

Syrian Observatory of Political and Economic Networks1,079

A knowledge graph of persons of interest inside Syria, including detailed information on family relationships and business ties.

Obsalytics · non-official source

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,670

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

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

Monaco · Monaco

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,801

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List4,410

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

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 HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,266

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

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

Belgium · FOD

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,625

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

Wikidata · non-official source

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,908

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

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

Switzerland · SECO

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

External databases

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

Wikidata377,203

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: gb-fcdo-syr0060 · opensyr-node-362 · ofac-10569 · ch-seco-11652 · fr-ga-2145 · au-dfat-2246-hafez-makhlouf · ca-sema-syria-2-9 · ja-mof-d179c81daeefda45d10f07df65c74db689bf2ebf · NK-RmViYnskbuXQBk3J6Swdps · ca-sema-2-9-sy-hafez-makhlouf · gb-hmt-11903 · ca-sema-6e385b19c9edb42bd4a4a26ffe9e016b3d02acc9 · usgsa-s4mr3pyvx · eu-fsf-eu-3582-54 · NK-du2nvDwiiDKvTwCtHhnkbE · usgsa-s4mr3pyvw · mc-freezes-7ab6a139f6a3d06ac9d62251fcacfba716d478de · eu-tb-logical-6307

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