Commander of the Basij Resistance Force, part of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); engaged in efforts to evade sanctions imposed by the U.N. Security Council.

Former Deputy Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff for Logistics and Industrial Research and head of the State Anti-Smuggling Headquarters; previously in charge of the Basij intelligence unit responsible for interrogating protestors; reportedly the former head of intelligence and counter-intelligence of the Iranian Law Enforcement Force; serves as president of the Organization of the Basij of the Oppressed and chief of the Mobilization of the Oppressed Organization.

Listed birth dates include February 11, 1949, February 11, 1952, February 11, 1953, February 11, 1961, and April 1961; other birth dates range from 1951 to 1953 and from 1960 to 1962; listed birthplaces include Najaf, Iraq, and Tehran, Iran.

Sanctions

Designated by the U.N. Security Council on March 3, 2008, pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006), as a person involved in or supporting Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; with some exceptions, the designation requires states to freeze assets that are owned or controlled by the person, directly or indirectly, and to ensure that assets are not made available to the person; the resolution also calls on states to prevent the person from entering or transiting through their territories.

Previously removed from the U.N. list on October 18, 2023, following the expiration of targeted sanctions on Iran; returned to the U.N. list on September 28, 2025, as part of the reimposition of sanctions on Iran.

Listed by the European Union on March 12, 2008, as a person linked to Iran's proliferation-sensitive nuclear activities or Iran's development of nuclear weapon delivery systems; also listed by the European Union on July 26, 2010, as a person linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC); with some exceptions, E.U. member states must freeze assets owned or controlled by the person, directly or indirectly, prevent assets from being made available to the person, and prevent the person's entry into or transit through their territories.

Added on August 16, 2010, 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 (WMDs) and their delivery systems; also designated pursuant to Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism; also designated pursuant to Executive Order 13553, which targets officials in the Iranian government who are involved in human rights abuses; also designated pursuant to Executive Order 13876, which targets the Supreme Leader of Iran and the Supreme Leader's Office (SLO); also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, which restrict the use of the U.S. financial system for transactions involving Iranian entities.

Foreign parties facilitating transactions for the person or otherwise assisting the person may be subject to U.S. sanctions; 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 U.S. export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to terrorism and WMD proliferation.

Sanctioned by the governments of Australia, Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom, restricting business and financial transactions with the person and/or freezing the person's assets in those countries.