dhdsh PRESS Council of the European Union EN 30 May 2017 List of persons and entities under EU restrictive measures over the situation in Syria1 Name Identifying information Reasons Date of listing 1. Bashar ( ) Al-Assad ( ) Date of birth: 11 September President of the Republic; person authorising and supervising 23.5.2011 1965; Place of birth: the crackdown on demonstrators. Damascus; diplomatic passport No D1903 2. Maher ( ) (a.k.a. Mahir) Al- Date of birth: 8 December Member of the Syria Armed Forces of the rank of ‘colonel’ and 9.5.2011 Assad ( ) 1967 the equivalent or higher in post after May 2011; Major General Place of birth: Damascus of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Diplomatic passport No 4138 Army's 4th Armoured Division. Member of the Assad family; brother of President Bashar Al-Assad. Major General of the 42nd Brigade and former Brigadier Commander of the Army's 4th Armoured Division 1 The texts on this document are for information only. They have no official or legal status in the form they are published here. The official publication is available on EUR-Lex website. 1/57 3. Ali ( ) Mamluk ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 19 February Director of the National Security Bureau. Former Head of 9.5.2011 Mamlouk) 1946; Place of birth: Syrian Intelligence Directorate (GID) involved in violence Damascus; diplomatic passport against demonstrators. No 983 4. Atej ( ) (a.k.a. Atef, Atif) Najib Place of birth: Jablah, Syria Former Head of the Political Security Directorate in Dara'a. 9.5.2011 ( ) (a.k.a. Najeeb) Involved in violence against demonstrators. Member of the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. 5. Hafiz ( ) Makhlouf ( ) (a.k.a. Date of birth: 2 April 1971; Former Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence 9.5.2011 Hafez Makhlouf) Place of birth: Damascus; Directorate, Damascus Branch in post after May 2011. Member Diplomatic passport No 2246 of the Makhlouf family; Cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. 6. Muhammad ( ) Dib ( ) Date of birth: 20 May 1951; Head of General Security Directorate; involved in violence 9.5.2011 Zaytun ( ) (a.k.a. Mohammed Place of birth: Damascus; against demonstrators. Dib Zeitoun; a.k.a. Mohamed Dib Diplomatic passport No Zeitun) D000001300 7. Amjad ( ) Al-Abbas ( ) Head of Political Security in Banyas, involved in violence 9.5.2011 against demonstrators in Baida. 8. Rami ( ) Makhlouf ( ) Date of birth: 10 July 1969; Leading businessman operating in Syria with interests in the 9.5.2011 Place of birth: Damascus; telecommunications, financial services, transport and property passport No 454224 sectors; he has financial interest in and/or holds senior and executive positions in Syriatel, the leading mobile telephone operator in Syria, the investment funds Al Mashreq, Bena Properties and Cham Holding. He furnishes financing and support to the Syrian regime, through his business interests. He is an influential member of the Makhlouf family and closely connected to the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar al- Assad. 2/57 9. Abd Al-Fatah ( ) Born: 1953; Head of Syrian Military Intelligence (SMI); involved in 9.5.2011 Qudsiyah ( Place of birth: Hama; violence against the civilian population. ) diplomatic passport No D0005788 10. Jamil ( ) (a.k.a. Jameel) Hassan Born: 1953 Officer of the rank of Major-General in the Syrian Air Force in 9.5.2011 ( ) (a.k.a. al-Hassan) post after May 2011. Head of Syrian Air Force Intelligence in Place of birth: Homs, Syria post after May 2011. Responsible for violent repression against Head of Syrian Air Force the civilian population in Syria. Intelligence 2 11 3 12. 13.11 Munzir ( ) (a.k.a. Mundhir, Date of birth: 1 March 1961; Involved in violence against the civilian population as part of 9.5.2011 Monzer) Jamil Al-Assad ( ) Place of birth: Kerdaha, the Shabiha militia. Latakia Province; Passports No 86449 and No 842781 144. 15.5 2 The entry was deleted on 28 May 2015 following a delisting decision. 3 The entry was deleted on 22 June 2015 following a delisting decision. 4 The entry was deleted on 28 May 2014 following a delisting decision. 5 The entry was deleted on 29 September 2016 following a delisting decision. 3/57 16.12 Faruq ( ) (a.k.a. Farouq, Date of birth: 10 December Former Vice-President of Syria; involved in violence against 23.5.2011 Farouk) Al Shar' ( ) (a.k.a. Al 1938 the civilian population. Char', Al Shara', Al Shara) 17.6 18.13 Mohamed ( ) Hamcho ( ) Born: 20 May 1966; Leading businessman operating in Syria, with interests in the 27.1.2015 Passport No 002954347 engineering and construction, media, hospitality and health sector. He has financial interest in and/or holds senior and executive positions within a number of companies in Syria, in particular Hamsho international, Hamsho Communication, Mhg International, Jupiter for Investment and Tourism project and Syria Metal industries. He plays an important role in the business community in Syria as general secretary of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce (appointed by the then Minister for economy Khodr Orfali in December 2014), chairman of the China-Syria Bilateral Business Councils (since March 2014) and chairman of the Syrian Metal and Steel Council (since December 2015). He has close business relationships with key figures of the Syrian regime, including Maher Al-Assad. Mohammed Hamcho benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime through his business interests, and is associated with persons benefiting from and providing support to this regime. 19. Iyad ( ) (a.k.a. Eyad) Makhlouf Date of birth: 21 January 1973; Brother of Rami Makhlouf and GID Officer involved in 23.5.2011 ( ) Place of birth: Damascus; violence against the civilian population. passport No N001820740 6 The entry was deleted on 27 May 2016 following a delisting decision. 4/57 20. Bassam ( ) Al Hassan ( ) Presidential Advisor for Strategic Affairs; involved in violence 23.5.2011 (a.k.a. Al Hasan) against the civilian population. 21. Dawud Rajiha Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces responsible for the military 23.5.2011 involvement in violence against peaceful protesters. Died in the 18 July 2012 bombing. 22. Ihab ( ) (a.k.a. Ehab, Iehab) Born: 21 January 1973; Leading businessman operating in Syria. Ihab Makhlouf is Vice 23.5.2011 Makhlouf ( ) Place of birth: Damascus; President of, and shareholder in Syriatel, the leading mobile Passport No N002848852 telephone operator in Syria. He also has business interests in several other Syrian companies and entities, including Ramak Construction Co and Syrian International Private University for Science and Technology (SIUST). As Vice President of Syriatel, which transfers a significant part of its profits to the Syrian government by way of its licensing contract, Ihab Makhlouf is also directly supporting the Syrian regime. He is an influential member of the Makhlouf family and closely connected to the Assad family; cousin of President Bashar al- Assad. 23. Zoulhima ( ) (a.k.a. Zu al- Born: 1951 or 1946 or 1956; Head of presidential security; involved in violence against 23.6.2011 Himma) Chaliche ( ) (a.k.a., Place of birth: Kerdaha demonstrators; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. Shalish, Shaleesh) (a.k.a. Dhu al- Himma Shalish) 24. Riyad ( ) Chaliche ( Director of Military Housing Establishment; provides funding 23.6.2011 ) (a.k.a. Shalish, Shaleesh) (a.k.a. to the regime; first cousin of President Bashar Al-Assad. Riyad Shalish) 5/57 25. Brigadier Commander Mohammad Date of birth: 1 September General Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, 23.6.2011 ( ) (a.k.a. Mohamed, uhammad, 1957; Place of birth: Yazd, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian Mohammed) Ali ( ) Jafari Iran regime suppress protests in Syria. ( ) (a.k.a. Jaafari, Ja'fari, Aziz; a.k.a. Jafari, Ali; a.k.a. Jafari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Ja'fari, Mohammad Ali; a.k.a. Jafari-Naja- fabadi, Mohammad Ali) 26. Major General Qasem ( Commander of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, IRGC - 23.6.2011 ) Soleimani ( ) (a.k.a. Qods, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Qasim Soleimany) Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. 27. Hossein Taeb (a.k.a. Taeb, Hassan; Born: 1963; Deputy Commander for Intelligence of Iranian Revolutionary 23.6.2011 a.k.a. Taeb, Hosein; a.k.a. Taeb, Place of birth: Tehran, Iran Guard Corps, involved in providing equipment and support to Hossein; a.k.a. Taeb, Hussayn; help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria. a.k.a. Hojjatoleslam Hossein Ta'eb) 28. Khalid ( ) (a.k.a. Khaled) Leading businessperson operating in Syria, with interests 27.1.2015 and/or activities in the telecommunications, oil and plastic Qaddur ( ) (a.k.a. Qadour, industry sectors and close business relations with Maher Al- Qaddour, Kaddour) Assad. He benefits from and provides support to the Syrian regime, through his business activities. Associate of Maher Al-Assad, including through his business activities. 29. Ra'if ( ) Al-Quwatly Born: 3.2.1967; Business associate of Maher Al-Assad and responsible for 23.6.2011 ( managing some of his business interests; provides funding to ) (a.k.a. Ri'af Al-Quwatli a.k.a. Place of birth: Damascus the regime. Raeef Al-Kouatly) 6/57 30.25 Mohammad ( ) (a.k.a. Head of Syrian Military Intelligence in the town of Hama, 1.8.2011 Muhammad, Mohamed, involved in the crackdown on demonstrators. Mohammed) Mufleh ( ) (a.k.a. Muflih) 31. Major General Tawfiq ( Head of the Department for Internal Security of the General 1.8.2011 ) (a.k.a. Tawfik) Younes ( Intelligence Directorate; involved in violence against the ) (a.k.a. Yunes) civilian population. 32. Mr Mohammed ( ) Makhlouf Date of birth: 19.10.1932; Influential member of the Makhlouf family, business associate 1.8.2011 ( ) (a.k.a.