MOHAMMAD REZA NAQDI (UK)

Brief

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

Coordinating Deputy to the IRGC Commander, formally Deputy Chief of the IRGC for cultural and social affairs. Also former Commander of the Basij.

As commander of the IRGC's Basij Forces, Naqdi was responsible for or complicit in Basij abuses occurring in late 2009, including the violent response to the December 2009 Ashura Day protests, which resulted in up to 15 deaths and the arrests of hundreds of protesters.

Prior to his appointment as commander of the Basij in October 2009, Naqdi was the head of the intelligence unit of the Basij responsible for interrogating those arrested during the post-election crackdown.

Basic Information

Personal Details

Name: Mohammad Reza Naqdi (UK)

Birth date: dd/mm/1952

Gender: Male

Role / Function: Deputy Coordinator of the IRGC, Former Deputy Chief of the IRGC for cultural and social affairs , Former Commander of the Basij

Sanction Information

Sanction Created:31/12/2020

Sanctions imposed: Asset freeze, Travel Ban

Sanction Enforcement Began: 31/12/2020

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