Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni عدنان عبدو السخني | |
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Minister of Industry | |
Assumed office 16 August 2012 | |
President | Bashar Assad |
Prime Minister | Wael Al Halaqi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Aleppo |
Nationality | Syrian |
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Alma mater | University of Charles |
Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni ( Arabic: عدنان عبدو السخني; born 1961) is a Syrian politician who has been serving as industry minister since August 2012.
Sukhni was born in Aleppo in 1961. [1] He received a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Charles in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. [1]
Sukhni served at Syria's People's Assembly for three terms. [2] From 2010 to 2012, he was the governor of Raqqa Governorate. [2] He was appointed industry minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Wael Al Halaqi on 16 August 2012. [3] [4]
On 15 October 2012, Sukhni was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that as a cabinet minister, he "shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population." [5]
On 16 May 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including Sukhni, for "backing the regime of Bashar Assad in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism." [6] [7] [8]
Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni عدنان عبدو السخني | |
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Minister of Industry | |
Assumed office 16 August 2012 | |
President | Bashar Assad |
Prime Minister | Wael Al Halaqi |
Personal details | |
Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Aleppo |
Nationality | Syrian |
Political party | Syrian Regional Branch of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party |
Alma mater | University of Charles |
Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni ( Arabic: عدنان عبدو السخني; born 1961) is a Syrian politician who has been serving as industry minister since August 2012.
Sukhni was born in Aleppo in 1961. [1] He received a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Charles in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. [1]
Sukhni served at Syria's People's Assembly for three terms. [2] From 2010 to 2012, he was the governor of Raqqa Governorate. [2] He was appointed industry minister to the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Wael Al Halaqi on 16 August 2012. [3] [4]
On 15 October 2012, Sukhni was added to the European Union's sanction list on the grounds that as a cabinet minister, he "shares responsibility for the regime’s violent repression against the civilian population." [5]
On 16 May 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including Sukhni, for "backing the regime of Bashar Assad in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism." [6] [7] [8]