Iyad Makhlouf ( ar, 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 Rami Makhlouf ( ar, رَامِي مَخْلُوف, Rāmī Maḫlūf; born 10 July 1969) is a Syrian businessman and the maternal cousin of president Bashar al-Assad. At the beginning of the Syrian civil war, Syrian Civil War in 2011, he was con ...

and maternal cousin of Syrian President

Bashar al-Assad Bashar Hafez al-Assad, ', Levantine pronunciation: ; (, born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician who is the 19th president of Syria, since 17 July 2000. In addition, he is the commander-in-chief of the Syrian Armed Forces and the ...

. He is sanctioned by the European Union, US Treasury, and UK Treasury for violence against the civilian population during the Syrian uprisings, and for helping Rami Makhlouf or the

Syrian government Government of the Syrian Arab Republic is the union government created by the constitution of Syria where by the president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Syr ...

evade sanctions.

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