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Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr

Political · Sanctioned entity

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

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	MOHAMMAD BAQER ZOLQADR · Mohammad BAQER ZOLQADR · Mohammad Bagher ZOLGHADR · Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr · Mohammad Bakr Zolkadr · 14 more...				[sources]
Other name	Mohammad Bagher ZOLGHADR · Mohammad Bakr ZOLKADR · Mohammad Bakr ZOLQADR · Mohammad Baqer ZOLQADIR · Mohammad Baqer ZULQADER · 14 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954				[sources]
Place of birth	Faisa · Faisa, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) · Faisa, Iran · Fasa				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Iran				[sources]
Country	Iran				[sources]
Country of birth	Iran				[sources]
First name	Bagher · MOHAMMAD · Mohammad · Mohammad Bagher · Mohammad Bagher · 3 more...				[sources]
Keywords	National government				[sources]
Last name	ZOLGHADR · ZOLQADR · ZULQADER · Zolghadr · Zolkadr · 5 more...				[sources]
Second name	BAQER				[sources]
Title	General				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4193730				[sources]
Position	Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs, IRGC officer · Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council · Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council (2021-) · Secrétaire du Conseil de discernement de l’intérêt supérieur de l’État · генерал · 2 more...				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr				[sources]
Created at	2017-09-22				[sources]
Modified on	2024-04-10				[sources]
Last changed	2024-04-20	Last checked	2024-04-27	First seen	2022-10-13

Descriptions

Previously listed under UNSC Resolution 2231 – Charter of the United Nations (Sanctions—Iran) Regulation 2016 [F2016L01181] Former Deputy Commander and Deputy Coordinator of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-10-20

a retired IRGC officer

— Belgian Financial Sanctions, 2024-03-28

[Old reference # I.47.D.7]

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

General, IRGC officer, Deputy Interior Minister for Security Affairs.

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

Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr is a retired IRGC officer who is currently Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council. The supreme leader, who appoints members of this Council, has delegated the supervision of the government to it. In practice, the Expediency Discernment Council supports the Government of Iran by being an intricate part of the regime. In his role, Zolqadr therefore provides support to the Government of Iran.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-10-26

Function: Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-10-26

a retired IRGC officer

— EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF), 2024-03-28

Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr est un officier à la retraite de l’IRGC, qui est actuellement secrétaire du Conseil de discernement de l’intérêt supérieur de l’État. Le chef suprême, qui nomme les membres de ce Conseil, lui a délégué la supervision du gouvernement. Dans la pratique, le Conseil de discernement de l’intérêt supérieur de l’État soutient le gouvernement de l’Iran en faisant partie intégrante du régime. À travers son rôle, Mohammad Baqer Zolqadr fournit donc un appui au gouvernement de l’Iran.

— French Freezing of Assets, 2023-10-18

[прежний идентификационный номер — I.47.D.7]

— 2021-11-21

Iranian politician

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

Relationships

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Sho'a' Aviation	-	-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps	related-to	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Secretary of the Expediency Discernment Council	2021-09-19	-

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	2023-10-26	-
Federal Public Service Finance	IRN	2023-10-18	-
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	2017-09-22	2023-10-19
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
European External Action Service	IRN	2023-10-18	-
National Security and Defense Council	254/2016	2016-06-15	2018-10-18
Ministry of Economy, Finance, and Recovery	(UE) 2023/2196 du 16/10/2023 (UE Iran prolifération - R (UE) 267/2012) · Décision du comité des sanctions des Nations Unies du 24/03/2007 (ONU Iran prolifération - RCSNU 1737 (2006) et R (UE) 267/2012)	-	-
Global Affairs Canada	Iran	-	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluţia 2231 (2015)	-	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Iran (Nuclear)	2023	-
Estonian Presidency of the Council of the EU	-	-	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)	Autonomous (Iran)	2023-10-18	-

Data sources

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

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

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets5,901

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation

Canadian Special Economic Measures Act Sanctions4,244

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)

Moldovan sanctions for terrorism and proliferation of WMD781

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions17,116

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · National Security and Defense Council

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

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons183,212

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

Wikidata · non-official source

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,069

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)

External databases

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

Wikidata224,807

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: zafic-694 · qa-nctc-110404-mohammad-baqer-zolqadr · fr-ga-1149 · ch-seco-65779 · fr-ga-named-mohammad-bagher-zolghadr · gb-hmt-9063 · ch-seco-8848 · ca-sema-2-1-24-ir-mohammad-bagher-zolghadr · eu-tb-logical-3808 · eu-fsf-eu-3927-24 · au-dfat-7707-mohammad-baqer-zolqadr · ru-wmd-84-iri-043 · ua-sfms-909 · md-terr-4ac09a196a57bc41fc3e16a34facc2e5ce536787 · au-dfat-784-mohammad-baqer-zolqadr · zafic-697-mohammad-baqer-zolqadr · ja-mof-2a7d2ba5146a67d92d99195e54cd541f9ff0f1c6 · unsc-110404 · ua-nsdc-27308-mohammad-baker-zolkadr · NK-WgG4TdcuS2NUXmTGB3rkah · zafic-2118 · gb-hmt-16169

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