Adnan Abdo Al Sukhni (; born 1961) is a Syrian politician who has been serving as industry minister since August 2012.

Education

Sukhni was born in

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in 1961. He received a PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Charles in the Republic of Czechoslovakia.

Career

Sukhni served at Syria's People's Assembly for three terms. From 2010 to 2012, he was the governor of

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. He was appointed industry minister to the cabinet headed by

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Wael Al Halaqi on 16 August 2012.

Sanctions

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." On 16 May 2013, the United States Treasury Department designated four senior Syrian officials, including Sukhni, for "backing the regime of

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in suppressing people or involvement in terrorism."

References

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