Gholamreza Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani

Also Known As: 

Gholamreza Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani Hosein
Denise Lee
غلامرضا ابراهیم زاده اردکانی

Weapon Program: 

  • Military

Related Country: 

  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Malaysia
  • United States

An Iranian procurement agent; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, part of a transnational procurement network led by Hossein Hatefi Ardakani supporting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization (ASF SSJO) and its production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, has procured antennas, U.S.-origin gas thrusters, modular measurement systems, and other UAV-applicable items for Hossein Ardakani and his network; together with Ardakani, has used Malaysia-based Skyline Advanced Technologies SDN BHD to procure and overhaul UAV-applicable servomotors, U.S.-origin spectrum analyzers, and other equipment and has used Hong Kong-based Dirac Technology HK Limited to procure UAV-applicable antennas.

Began a bachelor's degree program in electrical and computer engineering at Isfahan University of Technology in 2009; earned a master's degree in telecommunications from Iran University of Science and Technology; began a PhD program in electrical engineering and telecommunications at Tehran University in 2016; in 2015, co-authored a paper on the design of a testing device for high-powered microwave systems; in 2016, co-authored a conference paper on a method for designing and building a microwave filter.

Likely a relative of Mahdi Ebrahimzadeh Ardakani, who was added to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list in 2019 for procuring electronics in support of Iran's military programs.

Born in 1992.

Sanctions

Added on December 19, 2023, to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list maintained by the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), freezing the person's 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; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the person or otherwise assisting the person may be subject to U.S. sanctions; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the person may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; also subject to heightened export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to WMD proliferation.

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Date Entered: 

July 31, 2024

Date Last Modified: 

July 31, 2024