When the company was founded in 2000, Syriatel was owned by the Egyptian telecommunications company Orascom (25%) and Rami Makhlouf (75%), cousin of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.
When the company was founded in 2000, Syriatel was under the ownership of Orascom (25%) and Rami Makhlouf (75%), who was the relative of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad.