Canonical ID: Q124364779
· Entity type: Person
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Person:notes | Hossein Hatefi Ardakani serves as chairperson of the board of directors and is a shareholder of Iran-based and EU-listed Kavan Electronics Behrad LLC. Using a complex network of shell and foreign companies, including EU-listed Kavan Electronics Behrad LLC, Ardakani supports the IRGC SSJO’s efforts in obtaining crucial goods for the UAV production. As chairperson of the board of Kavan Electronics Behrad LLC, he is responsible for leading the company’s board, defining its strategic objectives and overseeing its business, hence he is involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs to Russia. Hossein Hatefi Ardakani is therefore supporting Iran’s UAV programme. He is also involved in transferring Iran’s UAVs to Russia in support of its war of aggression against Ukraine. | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-78207 | ||||
Person:notes | Associated entities: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organisation (IRGC SSJO); Kavan Electronics Behrad LLC | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-78207 | ||||
Person:notes | Associated individuals: Mehdi Dehghani Mohammadabadi | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-78207 | ||||
Person:notes | Positions: chairperson of the board of directors of Kavan Electronics Behrad LLC; procurement agent for the IRGC | ch_seco_sanctions | ch-seco-78207 |