Iyad Makhlouf | |
Nationality: | Syrian |
Branch: | Syrian Arab Army |
Rank: | Major |
Unit: | Military Intelligence |
Parents: | Mohammed Makhlouf Ghada Adib Mhanna |
Relations: | Hafez Makhlouf (brother) Rami Makhlouf (brother) Ihab Makhlouf (twin brother) Anisa Makhlouf (aunt) Bashar al Assad (cousin) Atef Najib (cousin) |
Office: | Major in General Security Directorate |
President: | Bashar al-Assad |
Birth Date: | 1973 1, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Damascus, Syria |
Party: | Ba'ath Party |
Native Name: | إياد مخلوف |
Native Name Lang: | ar |
Iyad Makhlouf (Arabic: 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 and maternal cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.[1]
He is sanctioned by the European Union,[2] US Treasury,[3] and UK Treasury[4] for violence against the civilian population during the Syrian uprisings, and for helping Rami Makhlouf or the Syrian government evade sanctions.