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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1985/annex/division-1/division-A",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1985",
  "legislation_title": "Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2016/1985 of 14 November 2016 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1985",
  "path": "annex/division/1/division/A",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "A",
  "heading": "Persons",
  "text": "Name\nIdentifying information\nReasons\nDate of listing\n‘217.\nAtef Naddaf\nDate of birth: 1956\nPlace of birth: Damascus Countryside\nHigher Education Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n218.\nHussein Makhlouf (a.k.a. Makhluf)\nDate of birth: 1964\nPlace of birth: Lattakia\nFormer Governor of Damascus Governorate\nLocal Administration Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\nCousin of Rami Makhlouf.\n14.11.2016\n219.\nAli Al-Zafir (a.k.a. al-Dafeer)\nDate of birth: 1962\nPlace of birth: Tartous\nCommunications and Technology Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n220.\nAli Ghanem\nDate of birth: 1963\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n221.\nMohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) Ramez Tourjman (a.k.a Tourjuman)\nDate of birth: 1966\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nInformation Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n222.\nMohammed (a.k.a. Mohamed, Muhammad, Mohammad) al-Ahmed (a.k.a. al-Ahmad)\nDate of birth: 1961\nPlace of birth: Lattakia\nCulture Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n223.\nAli Hamoud (a.k.a. Hammoud)\nDate of birth: 1964\nPlace of birth: Tartous\nTransport Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n224.\nMohammed Zuhair (a.k.a. Zahir) Kharboutli\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nElectricity Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n225.\nMaamoun Hamdan\nDate of birth: 1958\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nFinance Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n226.\nNabil al-Hasan (a.k.a. al-Hassan)\nDate of birth: 1963\nPlace of birth: Aleppo\nMinister of Water Resources.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n227.\nAhmad al-Hamu (a.k.a. al-Hamo)\nDate of birth: 1947\nMinister for Industry.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n228.\nAbdullah al-Gharbi (a.k.a. al-Qirbi)\nDate of birth: 1962\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister of Internal Trade and Consumer Protection.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n229.\nAbdullah Abdullah\nDate of birth: 1956\nState Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n230.\nSalwa Abdullah\nDate of birth: 1953\nPlace of birth: Quneitra\nState Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n231.\nRafe'a Abu Sa'ad (a.k.a. Saad)\nDate of birth: 1954\nPlace of birth: Habran village (Sweida province)\nState Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n232.\nWafiqa Hosni\nDate of birth: 1952\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nState Minister.\nAppointed in July 2016.\n14.11.2016\n233.\nRima Al-Qadiri (a.k.a. Al-Kadiri)\nDate of birth: 1963\nPlace of birth: Damascus\nMinister for Social Affairs (since August 2015).\n14.11.2016\n234.\nDuraid Durgham\nGovernor of the Central Bank of Syria.\nResponsible for providing economic and financial support to the Syrian regime through his functions as the Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, which is also listed.\n14.11.2016’",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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