Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Hossein NEJAT
Aliases
Mohammad Hossein ZIBAEE NEJAD
Position
IRGC Brigadier General
Nationality
Iran
DoB
Mar 1955 to Mar 1956
Address
Tehran, Iran
Official reason
Hossein Nejat, an IRGC commander and close associate of Iran’s Supreme Leader, is head of Sarallah, the IRGC’s security apparatus based in Tehran that is tasked with quelling anti-government protests. Hossein Rahimi is Iran’s LEF police chief in Tehran, who oversees much of the Morality Police’s hijab compliance enforcement in the capital. Rahimi h...
Other Information
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0994
Date of listing
2022-10-06
Program information
Authority
US
Program
Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 561
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Iran
Measures
Blocking Property, Trade sanctions
Sanctions Portfolio
• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551
Official Information
On August 16, 2010, OFAC issued the Iranian Financial Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 561 (75 FR 49836, August 16, 2010) (IFSR) to implement provisions of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–195) (22 U.S.C. 8501–8551). Since then, OFAC has amended the IFSR several times.
Additional Details
SDN
Program URL
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-31/subtitle-B/chapter-V/part-561