Has served as managing director of Khazar Sea Shipping Lines, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL); according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, IRISL and its affiliates have provided logistical services to Iran's Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL).

Has served as director, legal representative and judicial representative of the following Malta-registered companies, both of which are controlled by Iran o Hind Shipping Company, a subsidiary of IRISL:

BIIS Maritime Limited
Imir Limited.

Has served as director, legal representative and judicial representative of the following Malta-registered companies, all of which are wholly-owned by ISI Maritime Limited, an IRISL affiliate:

ISIM Amin Limited
ISIM Atr Limited
ISIM Olive Limited
ISIM Sat Limited
ISIM Sea Chariot Limited
ISIM Sea Crescent Limited
ISIM Sinin Limited
ISIM Taj Mahal Limited
ISIM Tour Limited.

An Iranian national; passport number R1451357 (Iran).

Sanctions

As part of the re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran, added on November 5, 2018 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 13599, which targets entities controlled by the Government of Iran and Iranian financial institutions; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the person or otherwise assisting the person are subject to U.S. sanctions.

Previously added to the SDN list on December 20, 2011, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems; removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.