Hossam al-Katerji ( ar, حسام القاطرجي, born 1982), also known as ''Hossam Katerji'', is a Syrian businessman and member of the

People's Assembly of Syria The People's Assembly ( ar, مَجْلِس الشَّعْب, ) is Syria's legislative authority. It has 250 members elected for a four-year term in 15 multi-seat constituencies. There are two main political fronts; the National Progressive Fro ...

, Syria's

parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries. Th ...

. He is the proprietor of Katerji Group and involved in the petroleum industry in Syria. He was elected at the

2020 Syrian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were scheduled to be held in Syria on 13 April 2020 to elect members of the People's Council of Syria. However, on 14 March they were postponed to 20 May due to the coronavirus pandemic. On 7 May, it was decided to postp ...

. He is sanctioned by the European Union in 2019 for his links to the Assad regime, as he "supports and benefits from the regime through enabling, and profiting from, trade deals with the regime in relation to oil and wheat." Katerji has been described as a member of a new class of brokers that has arisen during the Syrian Civil War that move goods between areas held by the Syrian regime, rebels, and ISIL.

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