Mohammed (Saber) Hamchoالمصدي

Sector

Diversified industry, telecoms, contracting

Established

b. 20 May 1966, Damascus

Passport

002954347

Confidence

Stated by a primary source — the party's own filing, site, or an official designation.

His wife Rania al-Dabbas and all four children — Ahmad, Amr, Ali and Sumaya — were designated together under the US Caesar Act on 17 June 2020. His mother is reported to be from Qardaha, the Assad family's home town in Latakia. Beyond Hamsho International Group, directory profiles credit him as GM and founding partner of Al-Shahba Communications, Dawa, Hamsho for Investments, Tatweer and Seif Alsham, plus Syria International for Artistic Production and a stake in Al-Dunya TV.

• Hamsho International GroupDesignated
• Al-Ghabra StableNot designated
• Seif AlshamStatus unknown
• Hadeed MMCNot designated
• Syrian Council for Metals and SteelNot designated
• Union Electrical GroupNot designated

• Rania al-DabbasDesignated
• Ahmad Saber HamchoDesignated
• Amr Mohamed HamshoDesignated
• Ali Mohamad HamchoDesignated
• Emad HamshoDesignated

Documented family relation — not a claim of corporate control. See how this register is built.

• Hamsho's own signature, on the estate's own letterheadConfirmed
• A named, sanctioned principalConfirmed
• Hamcho's own horse registry names him ownerConfirmed
• The Al-Dabbas name reaches Hamsho by marriage, not just affiliationStrong
• "Seif Alsham" ties the family's horse interests to a live domainStrong

• 17 Jun 2020 The whole household is designated under the Caesar Act
• 8 Dec 2024 The regime falls; Hamsho flees to Beirut
• 1 Jul 2025 Re-designation under E.O. 13894
• 6–8 Jan 2026 Hamsho returns to Damascus and settles

• Mohammed Hamcho — OpenSanctions OpenSanctions · retrieved 2026-08-11
• Mohammed Hamcho — OpenSanctions (Wikidata-linked record) OpenSanctions · retrieved 2026-08-12 A separate, richer OpenSanctions record for the same person (their NK- and Q- prefixed records appear un-merged). Gives dated positions — General Secretary, Damascus Chamber of Commerce, from Dec 2014; Chairman, China–Syria Bilateral Business Council, from March 2014; Chairman, Syrian Metal and Steel Council, from Dec 2015; People's Council member 2012–2016 — passport 002954347, and sanctions dates across 13 jurisdictions. Designation rationale describes "close business relationships with key figures of the Syrian regime, including Maher Al-Assad."
• OFAC Recent Actions — Syria sanctions termination and E.O. 13894 re-designations US Treasury OFAC · retrieved 2026-08-11
• Sanctioned Syrian tycoon Hamsho eyes a 'new chapter' after financial settlement Syria Direct · retrieved 2026-08-12
• Syria is secretly reshaping its economy Reuters · retrieved 2026-08-11 Describes Hamsho family enterprises as spanning cable production, metalworks, electronics and film studios. Important reference.
• Syrian Council for Metals and Steel — letter to the Director General of Customs, signed by Mohammed Hamsho Syrian Council for Metals and Steel (self-hosted copy) · retrieved 2026-08-12 Dated 2016-03-02, ref. ص ع 16/28 · ص و 16/20, addressed to Fawaz Al-Asaad, Director General of Customs. Signed by Mohammed Hamsho as رئيس مجلس الإدارة (Chairman of the Board). Footer lists [email protected] as the Council's contact address.
• محمد حمشو.. رجل الأعمال السوري تاجر الخردة الذي طالته العقوبات Al Jazeera · retrieved 2026-08-12 Dated 2026-01-09. Names his wife Rania al-Dabbas (رانيا الدباس) and four children Ahmad, Omar/Amr, Ali and Samiya/Sumaya. Describes him as an economic front for Maher al-Assad. Lists further companies beyond Hamsho International Group (Syria International for Artistic Production, the Al-Thuraya agency, Sham Press, Al-Shahba Investment and Tourism, a stake in Al-Dunya TV). Chronology: fled to Beirut on the regime's fall (8 Dec 2024); settlement announced 7 Jan 2026.
• حمشو يسجل عودته رسميًا إلى سوريا "ما بعد الأسد" Enab Baladi · retrieved 2026-08-12 On Hamsho's January 2026 return and settlement. Reports the National Committee for Combating Illicit Gain recovered roughly $800 million in funds and assets from him, and that his sons Ahmad and Amr had earlier pledged $1 million to the state-backed Syrian Development Fund, drawing public criticism. The National Commission for Transitional Justice issued a statement on the settlement on 8 January 2026.
• قرار إحداث "المجلس السوري للمعادن والصلب" — Council founding decree, reprinted from Al-Baathقرار إحداث "المجلس السوري للمعادن والصلب" — نقلاً عن صحيفة البعث b2b-sy.com, reprinting Al-Baath newspaper (صحيفة البعث) · retrieved 2026-08-13 Reports PM Wael al-Halqi's Decision 3592 establishing the Syrian Council for Metals and Steel, Damascus-seated, as a legal-personality public-benefit body. Its 17-member board, chaired by "الصناعي محمد حمشو" (industrialist Mohammed Hamsho), includes the Ministries of Economy and Industry and the Omran establishment, for a renewable four-year term. Corroborates the December 2015 chairmanship date otherwise sourced only to OpenSanctions (os-mohammed-hamcho-q137381681) — a contemporaneous report of the founding decree, not a later aggregator restating it.يذكر التقرير قرار رئيس مجلس الوزراء وائل الحلقي رقم 3592 القاضي بإحداث المجلس السوري للمعادن والصلب، ومقره دمشق، بصفته مؤسسة ذات نفع عام لها شخصية اعتبارية. مجلس إدارته المؤلف من 17 عضواً يرأسه "الصناعي محمد حمشو"، وتُمثَّل فيه وزارتا الاقتصاد والصناعة ومؤسسة عمران، لمدة أربع سنوات قابلة للتجديد. يؤكد تاريخ رئاسته (كانون الأول 2015) المستمد سابقاً من OpenSanctions فقط — وهو تقرير معاصر لصدور القرار التأسيسي نفسه، لا إعادة صياغة لاحقة من جهة تجميع بيانات.

  أصدر "وائل الحلقي" رئيس "مجلس الوزراء" القرار 3592، القاضي بإحداث "المجلس السوري للمعادن والصلب" في سورية، مركزه في محافظة مدينة دمشق ويكون مؤسسة ذات نفع عام.
  ووفقاً للقرار يدير المجلس مجلس إدارة مؤلف من 17 عضواً يرأسه الصناعي محمد حمشو، وتتمثل فيه "وزارتا الاقتصاد والصناعة ومؤسسة عمران"، حيث كلّف إدارة المجلس، أما مدّته فحدّدت بأربع سنوات يجوز بعدها إعادة انتخاب وتعيين الأعضاء السابقين.