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Ihab Makhlouf

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Ihab Makhlouf
إيهاب مخلوف
Born (1973-01-21) 21 January 1973 (age 51)
NationalitySyrian
Other namesEhab Makhlouf
CitizenshipSyria
Known forSyriatel
Parent(s)Mohammed Makhlouf
Ghada Adib Mhanna
RelativesHafez Makhlouf (brother)
Rami Makhlouf (brother)
Iyad Makhlouf (twin brother)
Anisa Makhlouf (aunt)
Bashar al Assad (cousin)
Atef Najib (cousin)

Ihab Makhlouf (Arabic: إيهاب مخلوف; born 21 January 1973), also known as Ehab Makhlouf, is a Syrian businessman, a brother of Syrian businessman Rami Makhlouf, Syrian intelligence officer and businessman Iyad Makhlouf and maternal cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

He is sanctioned by the European Union,[1] US Treasury,[2] and UK Treasury[3] for violence against the civilian population during the Syrian uprisings, and for helping Rami Makhlouf or the Syrian government evade sanctions.[2]

Business activities

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Ihab Makhlouf was the vice chairman of Syriatel, the Syrian mobile phone company owned by his brother Rami Makhlouf.[4] He resigned from Syriatel in 2020 when his brother Rami Makhlouf fell into dispute with the Syrian government, pledging loyalty to the Bashar al-Assad government.[5]

In 2020 the Syrian government awarded Ihab Makhlouf and his partner Kuwaiti businessman and former MP Abdul-Hamid Dashti a contract to operate Syria's duty-free shops.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Syria: Assad, his cousins and a Moscow skyscraper". Financial Times. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrians, entities linked to government". Reuters. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, HM Treasury. Financial Sanctions Notice, Syria" (PDF). 19 May 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. imposes sanctions on Syrians, entities linked to government". Reuters. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Rami Makhlouf's brother Ihab confirms Syriatel resignation, declares loyalty to Assad". Al Arabiya English. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Will Ihab Makhlouf save his family's economic empire in Syria?". Enab Baladi. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  7. ^ Staff, The New Arab (24 August 2020). "Assad awards duty-free contract to Rami Makhlouf's brother". Retrieved 23 May 2022.