Member of the Makhlouf family; cousin of Bashar al-Assad; brother of Rami Makhlouf, Iyad Makhlouf and Ihab Makhlouf; son of Ghada Mhanna and Mohammad Makhlouf (19 October 1932–12 September 2020; uncle of Bashar al-Assad); former Colonel and head of division at the General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus branch; in office after May 2011.
Information
| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Member of the Makhlouf family; cousin of Bashar al-Assad; brother of Rami Makhlouf, Iyad Makhlouf and Ihab Makhlouf; son of Ghada Mhanna and Mohammad Makhlouf (19 October 1932–12 September 2020; uncle of Bashar al-Assad); former Colonel and head of division at the General Intelligence Directorate, Damascus branch; in office after May 2011. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 02.04.1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syria |
| NATIONALITY | Syria |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |
| FULL NAME | Hafiz MAKHLOUF |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Hafiz |
| ALIASES | Hafez |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | Bashar AL-ASSAD, Rami MAKHLOUF Ihab MAKHLOUF Iyad MAKHLOUF |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO LEGAL ENTITIES | |
| SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED LINKS TO BANK ACCOUNTS | |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS FROZEN OR CONFISCATED | Unknown |
| ESTIMATES OF ASSETS RETURNED | None |
| SANCTIONS IMPOSED | Swiss Foreign Illicit Assets Act: https://res.cloudinary.com/adminch/image/private/s--WvlzE9uD--/v1741578307/Bundespublikationen/as2025-044-00157d.pdf |
| START OF SANCTIONS | 07.03.2025 |