Iranian Entity: Ali Hajinia Leilabadi

Ali Hadjinia Lailabadi
Ali Leilabadi
Ali Hajinia

Added to the Specially Designated National (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on June 15, 2007, freezing his assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; Director General of Mesbah Energy Company (see separate entity record), a subordinate of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI - see separate entity record); listed in an annex to U.N. Security Council resolution 1737 of December 23, 2006, as a person involved in Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities; with some exceptions, the U.N. designation requires states to freeze financial assets on their territories which are owned or controlled by the person, by its agents, or by entities it owns or controls; the U.N. designation also requires states to ensure that any funds, financial assets or economic resources are prevented from being made available by their nationals or by any persons or entities within their territories, to or for the benefit of the person; the resolution calls on states to "exercise vigilance" in allowing the designated person to enter or to transit through their territories, and requires states to notify the Security Council if the person does so; reportedly the director of the heavy water complex at Arak; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, awarded the third medal of excellence in management by the Iranian president in August 2006 for his role as director and deputy manager of Mesbah Energy Company; Iranian citizen born February 19, 1950, in Tabriz, Iran; Iranian passport E4710151, issued October 15, 2000, expired October 15, 2005.