Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Abdul Reza Shahlai
Aliases
Abdul-Reza Shahlaee; Abdolreza Shahla'i; Abd-al Reza Shalai; Abdorreza Shalai; Yusuf Abu-al-Karkh; Hajji Yasir; Hajj Yusef; Haji Yusif; Hajji Yusif
Position
Deputy Commander
DoB
1957
Address
Kermanshah, Iran; Military Base, Ilam Province, Iran
Official reason
Abdul Reza Shahlai is Deputy Commander in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) implicated in acts of terrorism, including through support for designated terrorist organisations. He has been accused of coordinating the attempted assassination of Adel al-Jubeir, the Saudi ambassador to the US in 2011.
Other Information
Links to IRGC5: Soleimani, Arbabsiar, Abdollahi and Shahlai The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Date of listing
2020-12-31
Program information
Authority
UK
Program
The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Regime
UN, UK horizontal
Target State
Terrorism
Measures
Asset freeze and making available provisions, Trade sanctions, Travel bans
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
The Counter-Terrorism (International Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 came fully into force on 31 December 2020. They aim to further the prevention of terrorism in the UK and elsewhere by bringing together elements of several existing sanctions regimes. You should also review the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019...
Additional Details
Licensing and exception provisions are contained in Part 6 of the Regulations.
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