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Mohammad Ali Jafari

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Mohammad Ali Jafari is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Aziz Jafari · JAFARI, Mohammad Ali · Ja'fari, Aziz · Ja'fari, Mohammad Ali · Jaafari, Aziz · 25 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ali JAFARI · Ali Ja'fari · Ali Jaafari · Ali Jafari · Ali Jafari-Naja-fabadi · 66 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Aziz JA'FARI				[sources]
Birth date	1957-09-01 · 1957-11-11				[sources]
Place of birth	Yazd · Yazd, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) · Yazd, Iran				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Iran				[sources]
Country	Iran				[sources]
Country of birth	Iran				[sources]
First name	Ali · Aziz · Mohamed · Mohamed-Ali · Mohammad · 7 more...				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	Aziz Jafari · JA'FARI · JAAFARI · JAFARI · JAFARI-NAJAFABADI · 6 more...				[sources]
Second name	Ali · Aziz · علي				[sources]
Title	Brigadier Commander				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q137249				[sources]
Position	Ancien commandant général du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique de septembre 2017 au 21 avril 2019 · Chef de "Baqiayt" - Organisation culturelle du Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique · Commander-in-Chief, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Commander, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps; Major General; Brigadier Commander · Director of the Hazrat-e Baqiatollah Social and Cultural Base. Former Commander of the IRGC (September 2007 - April 2019). · Former Commander of the IRGC. Currently head of the Hazrat Baqiatollah al-Azam Cultural and Social Headquarters. · 2 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Tehran				[sources]
Religion	Twelver Shiism				[sources]
Address	c/o IRGC, Tehran				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov				[sources]
Created at	2008				[sources]
Modified on	2024-03-15				[sources]
Last changed	2024-03-26	Last checked	2024-04-25	First seen	2022-04-27

Descriptions

Date of listing 14.4.2011.

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2023-04-20

Director of the Hazrat-e Baqiatollah Social and Cultural Base. Former Commander of the IRGC (Sep 2007 - Apr 2019). IRGC and the Sarollah Base commanded by General Mohammad-Ali (Aziz) Jafari have played a key role in illegally interfering with the 2009 Presidential Elections, arresting and detaining political activists, as well as clashing with protestors in the streets.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Former Commander of the IRGC. Currently head of the Hazrat Baqiatollah al-Azam Cultural and Social Headquarters.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Head of ‘Baqiayt Allah’, cultural organisation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. General Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps until 21.4.2019, involved in providing equipment and support to help the Syrian regime suppress protests in Syria.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

Date of listing 14.4.2011.

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2023-04-20

Date of listing 14.4.2011.

— EU Consolidated Travel Bans, 2023-04-20

Régime Syrie : Impliqué dans la fourniture de matériel et d'assistance pour aider le régime syrien à réprimer les manifestations en Syrie. Régime Iran repression : Ancien commandant de l'IRGC (septembre 2007-avril 2019). L'IRGC et la base Sarollah commandée par le général Mohammad‐Ali (Aziz) JAFARI ont joué un rôle clé dans les atteintes illégales au bon déroulement de l'élection présidentielle de 2009, dans l'arrestation et la mise en détention de militants politiques et dans les affrontements avec des manifestants dans la rue. Régime Iran prolifération: Ancien commandant de l’IRGC. Actuellement chef du quartier général culturel et social Hazrat Baqiatollah al-Azam.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-04-20

Iranian general

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
c/o IRGC, Tehran	Iran

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS (IRGC)-QODS FORCE	related-to	-	-
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	related-to	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	2007-01-01	2019-01-01

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 11 November 2015 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), annexes 5-7	2020-07-07	-
Federal Public Service Finance	IRN	2022-06-29	-
European External Action Service	IRN	2020-04-08	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 8 June 2012 on measures against Syria (SR 946.231.172.7), annex 7	2013-11-06	-
Federal Public Service Finance	IRN	2020-04-08	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)	Ordinance of 11 November 2015 on measures against the Islamic Republic of Iran (SR 946.231.143.6), annexes 5-7	2020-04-30	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Iran)	2024-01-12	-
Federal Public Service Finance	SYR	2020-05-30	-
European External Action Service	IRN	2022-06-29	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
European External Action Service	SYR	2020-05-30	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Iran · Iran (Nuclear) · Syria	2020	-
Global Affairs Canada	Iran	-	-
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2020/510 du 07/04/2020 (UE Iran répression - R (UE) 359/2011) · (UE) 2020/716 du 28/05/2020 (UE Syrie - R (UE) 36/2012 ) · (UE) 2020/847 du 18/06/2020- (UE Iran prolifération - R (UE) 267/2012) · (UE) 2021/1242 du 29/04/2021 (UE Iran prolifération - R (UE) 267/2012) · 4 more...	-	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)	SDN List	-	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-

Data sources

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,901

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,219

Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

EU Consolidated Travel Bans3,894

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,240

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA.

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,011

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes.

Switzerland · State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)

French Freezing of Assets6,265

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,315

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council.

Belgium · Federal Public Service Finance

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,054

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · European External Action Service

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List28,480

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,063

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law.

Australia · Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)18,647

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · Department of the Commerce - International Trade Administration

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata224,808

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines.

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: gb-hmt-10638 · ch-seco-11107 · eu-fsf-eu-2495-81 · eu-fsf-eu-2768-62 · ofac-12066 · eu-tb-logical-5271 · eu-fsf-eu-2171-33 · NK-AMZ2FQ3PDxcUhbFAb7G8Ct · ch-seco-13089 · NK-arUiJRKzhJNKj8SrPWsBJF · au-dfat-2280-mohammad-ali-jafari · eu-tb-logical-6478 · au-dfat-1950-mohammad-ali-jafari · NK-jXyMt8EM4kSSgP85HC2bHD · fr-ga-2110 · ch-seco-11784 · NK-bDCmoHfdPRkH6wZbuKrxbD · NK-PP98Kgxk8rQ5ChTEcD3xKY · eu-tb-logical-6211 · ca-sema-2-13-ir-mohammad-ali-jafari · ca-sema-iran-2-13

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