Nava Hobbies Sdn. Bhd.

Weapon Program: 

  • Military

Related Country: 

  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Malaysia

Address: 

Floor 25, Unit 29-25, No. 685, Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur 60000, Malaysia

Supplier Web Site: 

https://www.nahb.my

A Malaysia-based e-commerce company; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, part of a transnational procurement network led by Hossein Hatefi Ardakani and active in Hong Kong and Malaysia that supports 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 facilitated the procurement of electrical fuel pumps, electrical motors, and servomotors for Ardakani's network.

Other front companies facilitating Ardakani's procurement of items with UAV applications include:

Along with Arta Wave Sdn. Bhd., subject of U.S. Department of Justice seizure action targeting more than $800,000 in property allegedly tied to money laundering and violations of U.S. economic sanctions on Iran.

Shares an address with Skyline Advanced Technologies.

Incorporated in 2022.

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 its 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; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity may be subject to U.S. sanctions; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign financial institutions facilitating transactions for the entity may be prohibited from opening or maintaining correspondent or payable-through accounts in the United States; subject to heightened export license requirements (with a presumption of denial) due to involvement in activities related to WMD proliferation.

Mentioned Suspect Entities & Suppliers: 

Date Entered: 

July 31, 2024

Date Last Modified: 

July 31, 2024