Muhammad Baraa Qatirji, who was assassinated by Israel with a drone near the Lebanese-Syrian border, on Monday afternoon, is one of the Syrian businessmen who have emerged since 2011, after the crisis that the country witnessed, the repercussions of which are still ongoing.
Washington included Muhammad Baraa Ahmed Rushdi Qaterji on the sanctions list in 2018, on charges of mediating oil deals, using his company, Arvada Petroleum.
The US Treasury also accused Al-Qatirji of facilitating fuel trade and providing petroleum products to areas under the control of the Syrian government.
He was one of several prominent Syrian figures who were sanctioned by the British Foreign Office in 2021, on charges of supporting and benefiting the Syrian government through trade deals in oil and wheat.
Qatragi is one of the most prominent founders and participants in the Qatragi Group of Companies, which has various specializations.
He is the Chairman and Founding Partner of Araa Studies and Consulting Company in Syria, and owns 400 shares in it, representing 40%.
He also holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and Founding Partner of the “Jodour Group for Agriculture and Animal Husbandry”, and owns 400 shares, representing 40%.
Baraa Qaterji participated in establishing several companies in Syria, including “Qaterji Mechanical Engineering Industries Private Joint Stock Company”, in which he owns a 34% stake, and “Arfada Petroleum Company”, in which he owns a 34% stake. He also participated in establishing “Qaterji Group Holding Company”, in which he owns a 34% stake.
Baraa Qaterji and his brother Hussam, a former member of the People’s Assembly, come from the city of Al-Bab in the northern countryside of Aleppo, but he was born and raised in Raqqa Governorate in 1976.
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