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Hossam Katerji
حسام القاطرجي
Member of People's Assembly of Syria
Assumed office
2020
Personal details
Born1982
Raqa, Syria
CitizenshipSyria
Known forCEO of Katerji Group (a.k.a. al-Qatirji Company/Qatirji Company/ Khatirji Group/Katerji International Group
Nickname(s)Hussam Katerji, Hossam Ahmed, Mohammed Katerji, Muhammad Katerji

Hossam al-Katerji (

Arabic: حسام القاطرجي, born 1982),[1] also known as Hossam Katerji, is a Syrian businessman and member of the People's Assembly of Syria, Syria's parliament.[2][3] He is the proprietor of Katerji Group and involved in the petroleum industry in Syria.[4] He was elected at the 2020 Syrian parliamentary election.[5] He is sanctioned by the European Union[6][1] in 2019 for his links to the Assad regime, as he "supports and benefits from the regime through enabling, and profiting from, trade deals with the regime in relation to oil and wheat."[7][1]

Katerji has been described as a member of a new class of brokers that has arisen during the Syrian Civil War that move goods between areas held by the Syrian regime, rebels, and ISIL.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/87 of 21 January 2019 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria, 21 January 2019, retrieved 1 February 2022
  2. ^ "How a businessman struck a deal with Islamic State to help Assad feed Syrians". Reuters. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  3. ^ Cornish, Chloe (3 October 2019). "The men making a fortune from Syria's war". Financial Times. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Syria: YPG/PKK continues to sell oil to Assad regime". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. ^ Ullah, Areeb (22 July 2020). "Syria's sham elections reveal shifting loyalties". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Mohammed al-Katerji - Sanctioned individual card". 1 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Katerji Signs Contract with Chinese Company to Build Large Machinery Plant". The Syrian Observer. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  8. OCLC 1258041341.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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