Designated by the Canadian government in July 2010 as an entity contributing to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or to its development of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or their delivery systems; designation prohibits Canadian parties from providing goods or financial services to the entity or dealing in property held by the entity; reportedly a brigadier general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and deputy director of Khatam-al-Anbia (Khatam ol Anbia Gharargah Sazandegi Nooh), which is owned or controlled by the IRGC.