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Bena Properties

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Syria. Named in 12 sanctions listings.

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Summary

Real Estate

Private

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Bena Properties is Syria’s largest real estate company and the real estate investment arm of Cham Holding. Bena Properties provides funding to the Syrian regime.

(UE) 2021/848 du 27/05/2021 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 1095)

Détenue par Rami Makhlouf. Première société immobilière de Syrie et émanation de Cham Holding pour l’immobilier et les investissements; source de financement pour l’ancien régime d’al-Assad.

Held by Rami Makhlouf. Syria’s largest real estate company and the real estate and investment arm of Cham Holding; provides funding to the former al-Assad regime.

(UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 191)

(also BANNA PROPERTIES, BENA)

(UE) 611/2011 du 23/06/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 355)

Syria’s largest real estate company and the real estate and investment arm of Cham Holding.

(UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 3930)

(UE) 2022/840 du 30/05/2022 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) (FondementJuridique: 2375)

(also BENA, BENA PROPERTIES)

Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, Syrie, P.O. Box 9525

(Date of UN designation: 2011-06-23)

Related to Rami Makhlouf (SSID 200-11672) and Cham Holding (SSID 200-12406)

Name Bena Properties: Syria’s largest real estate company and the real estate and investment arm of Cham Holding.

Sanctions and listings12

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Listed
    31 May 2022

    EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria

    Federal Public Service FinanceBelgian Financial SanctionsBelgium

    2022/840 (OJ L148)

    Programme EU-SYRfinance.belgium.besanctionsmap.eu

  • Effective
    9 Sep 2011

    シリアのアル・アサド大統領及びその関係者等（団体）

    Ministry of FinanceJapan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan

    Reference 4mof.go.jp

  • Listed
    27 Jul 2012

    Reciprocal

    OFACUS SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited StatesActive

    Prohibition/Restriction

    Redacted for Security Reasons

    sam.gov

  • Syria Sanctions Regime - Autonomous (Syria)

    Department of Foreign Affairs and TradeAustralian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia

    Targeted financial sanction

    Designated under the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011 on 2 March 2012. Formerly listed on the RBA Consolidated List as 2011SYR0020. Relisted on 12 January 2024

    Programme AU-SYRIALast updated 12 Jan 2024dfat.gov.audfat.gov.au

  • Listed
    20 Jun 2025; 26 Jun 2020; 17 Jun 2026; 28 Sep 2022; 11 Jun 2021

    Measures Against Syria - Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7)

    State Secretariat for Economic AffairsSwiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland

    Programme SECO-SYRIAReference 12342seco.admin.chseco.admin.ch

  • Listed
    31 May 2022
    Effective
    23 Jun 2011

    EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - SYR

    Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets UnionEU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union

    Designation date published: 2011-06-23

    regulationType=amendment; organisationType=council

    2022/840 (OJ L148)

    Programme EU-SYRReference EU.2400.53eur-lex.europa.eusanctionsmap.eu

  • Official designation

    La Principauté de MonacoMonaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco

    (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025, (ue) 611/2011 du 23/06/2011, (ue) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020, (ue) 2022/840 du 30/05/2022 and (ue) 2021/848 du 27/05/2021

    Autorité de désignation publiée : Union européenne

    Détenue par Rami Makhlouf. Première société immobilière de Syrie et émanation de Cham Holding pour l’immobilier et les investissements; source de financement pour l’ancien régime d’al-Assad.

    geldefonds.gouv.mc

  • Listed
    18 May 2011

    Syria-Related Sanctions (EO 13894) - PAARSSR-EO13894

    Office of Foreign Assets ControlUS OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States

    PAARSSR-EO13894 and block

    Executive Order 14312 (PAARSSR)

    Executive Order 13894 (Syria-related)

    Programme US-SYR-RELReference 12745treasury.govofac.treasury.gov

  • EU Restrictive Measures Against Syria - (UE) 2022/840 du 30/05/2022 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2025/1094 du 27/05/2025 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 2021/848 du 27/05/2021 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ); (UE) 611/2011 du 23/06/2011 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 )

    Direction Générale du TrésorFrench National Asset Freezing SystemFrance

    Détenue par Rami Makhlouf. Première société immobilière de Syrie et émanation de Cham Holding pour l’immobilier et les investissements; source de financement pour l’ancien régime d’al-Assad.

    Programme EU-SYRReference EU.2400.53gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.frsanctionsmap.eu

  • Listed
    3 Oct 2011

    Special Economic Measures Act - Syria

    Global Affairs CanadaCanadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada

    Part 1

    Programme CA-SEMAReference 10international.gc.cainternational.gc.ca

  • Effective
    31 Dec 2020

    UK sanctions relating to Syria - The Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

    UK; Foreign, Commonwealth & Development OfficeUK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom

    Asset freeze and director disqualification sanction

    There are reasonable grounds to suspect that they are an involved person under the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 because they are or have been involved in activities carried out on behalf of the Assad regime, implementing or connected to the repressive police of that regime and/or involved in supporting or benefitting from the Assad regime.

    Programme GB-SYRReference SYR0283Reference 12017Last updated 1 May 2025gov.ukgov.uk

Connections4

Owns1

  • Cham HoldingSanctionedDebarredExport controlled
    Share not stated
    Syria

Owned by2

All 2 markedSanctionedDebarredExport controlled

Other links1

  • Cham HoldingSanctionedDebarredExport controlled
    Linked from
    "Parent company"Syria

Other names6

Also known as5

Banna PropertiesBENABANNA PROPERTIESベナ・プロパティーズBENA PROPERTIES

Weak aliases1

Spellings the source flags as too generic to establish a match on their own.

Bena

Addresses10

  • Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Sahnaya Area, P.O. Box 9525, Damascus, Syria

  • P.O. Box 9525, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic

  • Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Sahnaya Area, P.O. Box 9525, P.O. Box 9525, Damascus, Syria

  • Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Sahnaya Area, P.O. Box 9525 Damascus, Syria Syria

  • Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, Syrie, P.O. Box 9525

  • Cham Holding Building, Dara’a Highway, P.O. Box 9525, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Area, Syrian Arab Republic

  • 9525, Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC

  • P.O. Box 9525, Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, Syrian Arab Republic

  • Cham Holding Building, Daraa Highway, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Rif Dimashq, P.O. Box 9525, Syria

  • Dara’a Highway, P.O. Box 9525, Ashrafiyat Sahnaya Area, Syrian Arab Republic

    Ashrafiyat Sahnaya, Rif DimashqSyria

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