Influential businessman; close business ties to Maher al-Assad and other members of the al-Assad family; Secretary-General of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, appointed by former Minister of Economy Khodr Orfali; Chairman of the China-Syria Bilateral Business Council since 2014 and Chairman of the Syrian Metal and Steel Council since 2015; former member of the Syrian Parliament.
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| IDENTIFYING INFORMATION | Influential businessman; close business ties to Maher al-Assad and other members of the al-Assad family; Secretary-General of the Damascus Chamber of Commerce, appointed by former Minister of Economy Khodr Orfali; Chairman of the China-Syria Bilateral Business Council since 2014 and Chairman of the Syrian Metal and Steel Council since 2015; former member of the Syrian Parliament. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20.05.1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syria |
| NATIONALITY | Syria |
| COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE | |
| FULL NAME | Mohammed HAMCHO |
| FIRST AND MIDDLE NAME(S) | Mohammed |
| ALIASES | Mohamed HAMSHO |
| FAMILY MEMBERS | |
| FAMILY MEMBERS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS | |
| 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 |