Ali Saeedi (UK)

Brief

Sanctioned under The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 which entered effect 31/12/2020.

Representative of the Guide for the Pasdaran since 1995 after spending his whole career within the institution of the military, and specifically in the Pasdaran intelligence service. This official role makes him the key figure in the transmission of orders emanating from the Office of the Guide to the Pasdaran's repression apparatus.

Saeedi is more often referred to as the ‘Representative of the Supreme Leader for the IRGC’. (‘The Guide’ is the Supreme Leader. The Pasdaran refers to the IRGC.) The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.

Basic Information

Personal Details

Name: Ali Saeedi (UK)

Birth date: None

Gender: Male

Role / Function: Representative of the Guide for the Pasdaran since 1995, Head of the Political and Ideological Office of the Supreme Leader

Sanction Information

Sanction Created:31/12/2020

Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze, Travel Ban, Director Disqualification Sanction

Sanction Enforcement Began: 31/12/2020

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