Iranian Entity: Ahmad Sarkandi

Entity Name:
Ahmad Sarkandi
Also Known As:
Ahmed Sarkandi
Akhmed Sarkandi
Program:
Military
Address:
- 2 Abbey Road, Barking Essex 1G11 7AX, London, United Kingdom
- No 143 Shahid Lavasani Avenue, Farmanieh, Tehran, Iran
- Suite B 12/F, Two Chinachem Plaza, 135 Des Voeux Road, Central, Hong Kong
- 15 Rodney Court, Maida Vale, W9 1TQ, London, United Kingdom
Text:

Director of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL - see separate entity record) front companies and subsidiaries; added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on October 27, 2010, freezing his assets under U.S. jurisdiction and prohibiting transactions with U.S. parties; targeted by a Temporary Denial Order (TDO), issued by the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce on January 22, 2009, in connection with the re-export of a high-performance powerboat with U.S.-origin components for intended use by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy; a director of IRISL UK, Irinvestship (see separate entity records), and Ocean Capital Administration GmbH; manages Lancelin Shipping Company Limited; reportedly managing director of South Shipping Lines Co. (see separate entity record); born September 30, 1953.

Director of the following IRISL front companies in Malta that were also added to OFAC's SDN list:

Kerman Shipping Co Ltd.
Shere Shipping Company Limited
Tongham Shipping Co Ltd.
Uppercourt Shipping Company Limited
Vobster Shipping Company Ltd
Woking Shipping Investments Limited.

Director of the following IRISL front companies in the Isle of Man that were also added to OFAC's SDN list, all of which are located at Manning House, 21 Bucks Road, Douglas IM1 3DA, Isle of Man:

Ashtead Shipping Company Limited
Byfleet Shipping Company Limited
Cobham Shipping Company Limited
Dorking Shipping Company Limited
Effingham Shipping Company Limited
Farnham Shipping Company Limited
Gomshall Shipping Company Limited
Horsham Shipping Company Limited.

Owns and manages (with Ghasem Nabipour) the following companies in Hong Kong that were also added to OFAC's SDN list:

Starry Shine International Limited
Top Glacier Company Limited
Top Prestige Trading Limited
Ideal Success Investments Limited.

Reportedly a director of the following IRISL-linked companies:

Acena Shipping Co.
Bushehr Shipping Co.

Date Entered:
3/2/2011
Date Last Modified:
3/2/2011