Last Updated: January 19, 2026
Abbas Jafari-Dolatabadi
Aliases
Abbas Ja'fari Dowlatabadi
Position
Former prosecutor general of Tehran ( Aug 2009-Apr 2019)
Nationality
Iran
DoB
dd/10/1957; 1953
Official reason
Prosecutor General of Tehran from August 2009 until May 2019. Dolatabadi's office indicted a large number of protesters, including individuals who took part in the December 2009 Ashura Day protests. He ordered the closure of Karroubi's office in September 2009 and the arrest of several reformist politicians, and he banned two reformist political pa...
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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