Designated by the European Union (on December 1, 2011) because of his role as Regional Director of  the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) in the United Arab Emirates; sanctions annulled by a judgment of the General Court of the European Union on December 12, 2013; servee as Managing Director of Great Ocean Shipping Company (also known as Oasis Freight Agency); date of birth is 19 July 1956; Iranian passport number is N10623175; designated by the United States (on June 20,2011) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets weapons of mass destruction proliferators and their supporters; removed from the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list in January 2016 as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.