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Mohammad Reza Aref

Politician

Mohammad Reza Aref is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Mohamed Rezá Aref · Mohammad Reza Aref · Mohammad-Reza Aref · Muhammed Rıza Arif · Məhəmməd Rza Arif · 9 more...				[sources]
Other name	Ареф, Мохаммад-Реза				[sources]
Weak alias	穆罕默德·礼萨·奥列夫				[sources]
Birth date	1951-12-19				[sources]
Place of birth	Yazd				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Iran				[sources]
Citizenship	Iran				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Mohammad-Reza				[sources]
Website	dep.sharif.edu · draref.ir · ee.sharif.edu				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2655534				[sources]
Position	First Vice President · Member of the Expediency Discernment Council (2002-) · Vice President of Iran (2001-2005) · Vice President of Iran (2024-)				[sources]
Education	Stanford University · University of Tehran				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2023-09-28

Descriptions

First Vice President of Iran and reformist politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-08-02

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Hamid Reza Aref Close Associate	child	-	-
Hamideh Moravvej Farshi Close Associate	spouse	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Vice President of Iran	2024-07-28	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,139

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories360,954

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

US CIA World Leaders11,031

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United States · CIA

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,214

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata333,862

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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