Ali-Reza Seyyed Avaee (UK)

Brief

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

Former Minister of Justice. Former Director of the special investigations office. Until July 2016 Deputy Minister of Interior and head of the public register. Advisor to the Disciplinary Court for Judges since April 2014. Former President of the Tehran Judiciary.

As President of the Tehran Judiciary he has been responsible for human rights violations, arbitrary arrests, denials of prisoners' rights and a high number of executions.

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Personal Details

Name: Ali-Reza Seyyed Avaee (UK)

Birth date: 20/05/1956

Gender: Male

Role / Function: Minister of Justice, Deputy Interior Minister (2015-2016), Supreme Court Judge (2014-2015), Director of the Presidential Inspection Office (appointed July 2016), President of the Tehran Judiciary (2005-2014)

Sanction Information

Sanction Created:31/12/2020

Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze, Travel Ban

Sanction Enforcement Began: 31/12/2020

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