Career

He is also one of several key advisers to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Khayr Bey was sanctioned by the United States Department of the Treasury in 2007 for "undermining the sovereignty of Lebanon or its democratic processes and institutions." The sanctions called for freezing "any assets the designees may have located in the United States", and prohibited United States. persons from engaging in transactions with these individuals. On May 2011, the European Union also sanctioned Khayr Bey due to his involvement in violence against the civilian population.