Also Known As:
Gholamreza Naqdi
Gholam-reza Naqdi
Weapon Program:
- Military
Address:
Iran
Former Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff for Logistics and Industrial Research and head of the State Anti-Smuggling Headquarters; engaged in efforts to evade sanctions imposed by U.N. Security Council resolutions 1737 (2006) and 1747 (2007); listed in an annex to U.N. Security Council resolution 1803 of March 3, 2008, as a person linked to Iran's proliferation sensitive nuclear activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze financial assets on their territories which are owned or controlled by the person, by its agents, by entities it owns or controls, or by entities determined by the Security Council to have assisted the listed person in evading sanctions; the 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 listed person; the resolution calls on states to "exercise vigilance and restraint" 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 a top member of the Revolutionary Guards (Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps); reportedly former head of intelligence and counter-intelligence of the Iranian Law Enforcement Force.