Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Ali-Reza Seyyed Avaee
Aliases
Alireza Avaee; Seyyed Alireza Avaee; Seyyed Ali-Reza Avaee; Alireza Avaei; Ali-Reza Seyyed Avaei; Seyyed Alireza Avaei; Seyyed Ali-Reza Avaei; Alireza Avayi; Ali-Reza Seyyed Avayi; Seyyed Alireza Avayi; Seyyed Ali-Reza Avayi
Position
Deputy Interior Minister (2015-2016); Supreme Court Judge (2014-2015); Minister of Justice; Director of the Presidential Inspection Office (appointed July 2016); President of the Tehran Judiciary (2005-2014)
DoB
1956-05-20
Official reason
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 violatio...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023
Regime
UK country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans, Transport sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• The Regulations impose financial sanctions through a targeted asset freeze on designated persons and prohibitions on making funds or economic resources available. This involves the freezing of funds and economic resources (non-monetary assets, such as property or vehicles) of designated persons and ensuring that funds and economic resources are n...
Official Information
Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 came fully into force on 14 December 2023. The regime’s purposes are to deter the Government of Iran or an armed group backed by the Government of Iran from conducting hostile activity against the United Kingdom or any other country and to encourage the Government of Iran to comply with international human rights l...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 8 of the Regulations.
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