Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Hossein Nejat
Aliases
Mohammed Hossein Zibaee Nejad; Mohammed Hossein Zibayinejad
Position
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC at Sarallah HQ
Nationality
Iran
DoB
1955; 1956
Official reason
Hossein NEJAT is an involved person within the meaning of the Iran (Sanctions) Regulations 2023 as it is reasonable to suspect that NEJAT through his role as Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Sarallah HQ, is an individual responsible for, engaging in, providing support for, or promoting serious human rights violati...
Other Information
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2023-01-23
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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