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Sadeq Mahsouli

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TypePerson[sources]
NameMAHSOULI, Sadeq · MAHSULI Sadeq · Mahsouli Sadeq · Sadegh Mahsouli · Sadeq Mahsouli · 11 more...[sources]
Other nameMAHSULI, Sadeq · MAKhSULI Sadek · Mahsuli Sadeq · Sadeq Mahsouli · Sadeq Mahsuli · 2 more...[sources]
Weak aliasMahsuli · محصولی[sources]
Birth date · [sources]
Place of birthOroumieh · Oroumieh Iran · Oroumieh : IRAN · Oroumieh, IRAN (ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF) · Oroumieh, Iran · 2 more...[sources]
Gendermale[sources]
Nationalitynot available[sources]
CountryIran[sources]
CitizenshipIran[sources]
Country of birthIran[sources]
First nameSadeq[sources]
Last nameMahsouli · Mahsuli[sources]
Wikidata IDQ442852[sources]
PositionAdvisor to Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · Advisor to Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and current member of the Expediency Council and Deputy Chief of the Perseverance Front. Minister of Welfare and Social Security between 2009 and 2011. Minister of the Interior until August 2009. · Advisor to Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and current member of the Expediency Council and Secretary General of the Perseverance Front · Ancien chef adjoint du Front de persévérance · Ancien conseiller de l’ancien président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad · 10 more...[sources]
EducationIran University of Science and Technology[sources]
ReligionShia Islam[sources]
Source linkgels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Secretary-General of the Paydari Front (Front of Islamic Stability) since 2021 and Deputy Secretary-General of the Paydari Front before 2021. The Paydari Front has long been active in state capture practices, infiltrating institutions and indoctrinating the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). In the wake of the “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, launched in September 2022, the Paydari Front, under the leadership of Mahsouli, played a critical role in pushing through the draconian hijab and chastity laws. Mahsouli is a former advisor to former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. He is also a former member of the Expediency Council and former Deputy Chief of the Perseverance Front. He was Minister of Welfare and Social Security between 2009 and 2011 and Minister of the Interior until August 2009. As Minister of the Interior, Mahsouli had authority over all police forces, interior ministry security agents, and plain-clothes agents. The forces under his direction were responsible for attacks on the dormitories of Tehran University on 14 June 2009 and the torture of students in the basement of the Ministry (the notorious basement level 4). Other protestors were severely abused at the Kahrizak Detention Centre, which was operated by police under Mahsouli’s control.

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Function: Secretary-General (and former Deputy Secretary-General) of the Paydari Front (Front of Islamic Stability)

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

Secrétaire général du Front Paydari (Front de stabilité islamique) depuis 2021 et secrétaire général adjoint du Front Paydari avant 2021. Le Front Paydari est actif depuis longtemps dans des pratiques de capture de l’État, infiltrant les institutions et endoctrinant le Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (IRGC). À la suite du mouvement “Femmes, vie, liberté”, lancé en septembre 2022, le Front Paydari, sous la houlette de M. Mahsouli, a joué un rôle essentiel dans l’adoption de la loi draconienne sur le hidjab et sur la chasteté. M. Mahsouli est un ancien conseiller de l’ancien président Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Il est également ancien membre du Conseil du discernement du bien de l’ordre islamique et ancien chef adjoint du Front de persévérance. Il a été ministre des affaires sociales et de la sécurité sociale entre 2009 et 2011. Ministre de l’intérieur jusqu’en août 2009. À ce titre, M. Mahsouli exerçait une autorité sur l’ensemble des forces de police, des agents de sécurité du ministère de l’intérieur et des agents en civil. Les forces placées sous ses ordres ont été responsables de l’assaut contre la résidence universitaire de Téhéran le 14 juin 2009 et des actes de torture infligés à des étudiants dans le sous-sol du ministère (le tristement célèbre niveau 4). D’autres manifestants ont été gravement maltraités au centre de détention Kahrizak, qui était géré par la police sous le contrôle de M. Mahsouli.

French National Asset Freezing System,

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List,

(also SADEQ MAHSULI)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

(also SADEQ MAHSOULI)

US SAM Procurement Exclusions,

Iranian politician

Wikidata non-official source,

Relationships

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,806

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

Wikidata · non-official source

Ukraine NSDC State Register of Sanctions21,207

List of individuals and legal entities subject to restrictive measures.

Ukraine · NSDC

French National Asset Freezing System5,742

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,713

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity List9,873

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

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

Switzerland · SECO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,591

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

Monaco · Monaco

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,188

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

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,601

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

Belgium · FOD

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,855

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

United States of America · GSA

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,688

The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,222

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 of America · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,470

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

United States of America · OFAC

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)7,039

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

External databases

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

Wikidata350,118

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


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