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]
Hossam Katerji | |
|---|---|
حسام القاطرجي | |
| Member of People's Assembly of Syria | |
| Assumed office 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1982 Raqa, Syria |
| Citizenship | Syria |
| Known for | CEO 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 |
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]