PASNA International SDN BHD

Also Known As: 

PASNA International
PASNA International SDN. BHD.
PASNA International Group SDN. BHD.

Weapon Program: 

  • Military

Related Country: 

  • Malaysia

Address: 

No. 42, Jalan Wira 4, Taman Maluri, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan 55100, Malaysia

A Malaysia-based engineering and construction company; according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, part of a sanctions evasion network that has facilitated the procurement of electronic components for Iran's military program, including those used in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

Served as a front company for Iran-based Pardazan System Namad Arman (PASNA); according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, supplied PASNA with copiers, crystals, encoder boards, optical components, remote controls, transmitters, and other goods.

Claimed to specialize in petrochemical exploration and projects involving oil and gas pipelines.

Company officials included Mehdi Khoshghadam (director).

Established in 2011; dissolved in 2018.

Sanctions

Added on April 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 and their delivery systems; also subject to the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations; foreign parties facilitating transactions for the entity or otherwise assisting the entity are subject to U.S. sanctions.

Date Entered: 

August 24, 2023

Date Last Modified: 

August 24, 2023