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Ezzatollah Zarghami

Disqualified · Export controlled · Politician · Sanctioned entity
TypePerson[sources]
NameEZATOLLAH ZARGHAMI · Ezzatollah Zarghami · ZARGHAMI, Ezzatollah · Zarghami Ezzatollah · İzzetullâh Zergâmi · 3 more...[sources]
Other nameEzatollah ZARGHAMI · ZARGHAMI, Ezatollah · ZARHAMI Ezzatollakh · سید عزت الله ضرغامی · عزت الله ضرغامی[sources]
Weak aliasضرغامی[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthDezful · Dezful Iran · Dezful : IRAN · Dezful, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) · Dezful, Iran · 1 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
Nationalitynot available[sources]
CountryIran[sources]
CitizenshipIran[sources]
ClassificationNational government (unknown status)[sources]
Country of birthIran[sources]
First nameEzatollah · Ezzatollah[sources]
Last nameZarghami[sources]
Wikidata IDQ3736444[sources]
PositionAncien directeur de la radio-télévision de la République islamique d'Iran (IRIB) jusqu'en novembre 2014 · Former Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) until November 2014 · Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council and Cultural Revolution Council · Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism · Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism (2021-) · 2 more...[sources]
EducationAmirkabir University of Technology[sources]
Source linkfind-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Minister of Culture, Crafts and Tourism since 25 Aug 2021. Member of the Supreme Cyberspace Council and Cultural Revolution Council. Former Head of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) until Nov 2014. Under his tenure at IRIB, he was responsible for all programming decisions. IRIB has broadcast forced confessions of detainees and a series of "show trials" in Aug 2009 and Dec 2011. These constitute a clear violation of international provisions on fair trial and the right to due process.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Ministre de la culture, de l’artisanat et du tourisme depuis le 25 août 2021. Membre du Conseil suprême du cyberespace et du Conseil de la révolution culturelle depuis 2014. Ancien directeur de la radio-télévision de la République islamique d’Iran (IRIB) jusqu’en novembre 2014. Pendant son mandat à l’IRIB, il était responsable de toutes les décisions de programmation. L’IRIB a diffusé les aveux de détenus obtenus sous la contrainte ainsi qu’une série de simulacres de procès en août 2009 et en décembre 2011. Il s’agit là d’une violation manifeste des dispositions internationales garantissant le droit à un procès équitable.

French National Asset Freezing System,

Disqualified

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors,

The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

Title Director, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List,

(also EZZATOLLAH ZARGHAMI)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also EZATOLLAH ZARGHAMI)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Iranian politician

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions21,465

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,600

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

Belgium · FOD

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,182

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

European Union · Council

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,216

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

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,810

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.

Monaco · Monaco

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,854

Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.

Taiwan · MOEA

UK Companies House Disqualified Directors15,694

Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.

United Kingdom · CoH

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets7,006

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,257

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

United States · ITA

French National Asset Freezing System5,862

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 · DGT

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,495

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,178

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

United States · OFAC

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Global · Wikidata · non-official source

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,485

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

European Union · DG FISMA

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,775

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

Switzerland · SECO

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

External databases

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

Wikidata334,043

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

External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.

External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source


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