National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces
During the Syrian civil war, Makhous was a member of the Syrian National Council, affiliated with the "National Bloc". After the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces was created in November 2012 and its leader, Moaz al-Khatib, held talks with French president François Hollande, Makhous was chosen to initially become "a representative of the coalition" in France and then the future Syrian Ambassador to France "once a provisional government is established and recognised internationally."