Also Known As:
MEHR
Weapon Program:
- Military
Address:
-514, "Business Avenue" Building, Deira, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
-P.O. Box 181878, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
-514 Business Avenue Building, Deira, P.O. Box 181878, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Wholly-owned by Bank Melli Iran Investment Company.
Listed by the European Union on July 26, 2010 as an entity linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; removed from the E.U. list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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 March 3, 2009, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems; removed from the SDN list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
Listed by the British government in 2015 as an entity of potential concern for WMD-related procurement.
Incorporated in 2005 in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), a free zone for financial institutions; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, MEHR Cayman Ltd. and First Persian Equity Fund are owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of MEHR and BMIIC; Trade License Number: 0107 (Dubai) issued November 30, 2005.