Last Updated: October 18, 2026
Last Updated: October 18, 2026
Hafiz Makhlouf
Aliases
حافظ مخلوف
Hafez
Date of birth
1971-04-02
Place of birth
Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Sex
Male
Reg. ID
Diplomatic Passport, 014637352, issuer: Syrian Arab Republic
Other sanctions regimes
EU
Official reason
Former Colonel and Head of Unit in General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus Branch in post after May 2011 under the former al-Assad regime. Member of the Makhlouf family; cousin of former President Bashar al-Assad.
Sender
CH
Additional info
article 10 paragraph 1 (Financial sanctions) and article 17 paragraph 1 (Travel ban), annex 7
Other Information
Related to Bashar Al-Assad (SSID 200-11614)
Program information
Authority
CH
Program
Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7)
Regime
Switzerland country specific
Target State
Syria
Measures
Asset freeze, Travel ban
Official Information
Switzerland imposes these sanctions under the Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7). The measures follow the sanctions adopted by the European Union.
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